Excellence in Teaching in Mathematics Teacher Education: 2015 Nomination Form

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The Board of Directors of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators has established an Award for Recognition of Excellence in Mathematics Teacher Education, to be awarded annually to a mathematics teacher educator of national recognition at the Annual Meeting of the AMTE. The purpose of this award is to recognize excellence in each area of mathematics teacher education (teaching, service, scholarship). The recipient will give a featured presentation at the AMTE Annual Conference in the year they receive the award.

The 2015 Excellence in Teaching in Mathematics Teacher Education Award is intended to recognize a colleague for a unique contribution in teaching that has made a significant and lasting contribution to the pedagogy of mathematics teacher education. The nominee shall have demonstrated innovative practices in teaching and commitment to mathematics preservice and/or inservice teacher education through one or more of the following areas:

  1. Implementation of effective and innovative teaching practices;
  2. Demonstration of innovative teaching methods (e.g. publications, materials, video);
  3. Recipient of awards in teaching.

 

Criteria for Excellence in Excellence Award

The nominee of the Excellence in Teaching Award should be an active member of AMTE and have at least five years of commitment to mathematics teacher education. He/she should have made unique contributions to the field of mathematics teacher education. Unique contributions should be considered in the broadest sense possible.

 

Documentation required for Excellence in Teaching Award:

Please be sure that all items are in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format, and are clearly labeled with the name of the nominee.

  1. A current vita of the nominee, focused on excellence in teaching in mathematics teacher education (5 page limit);
  2. A letter of nomination documenting the nominee’s eligibility for the award, related to the criteria listed above;
  3. Additional letters of support (no more than four) for the nomination from individuals knowledgeable of the nominee’s contributions relative to one or more of the criteria stated above.

 

Nomination Process

AMTE members can nominate a mathematics teacher educator who meets the criteria for the particular focus area (service, teaching, scholarship). Self-nominations will not be considered. Nomination materials should include those stated in each section above. 

The committee will review applications in an electronic format; all application materials should be submitted in either DOC, DOCX, or PDF format using the form below. The Extended Deadline is November 6, 2014 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

In the case that only one nomination for ANY of the AMTE awards is submitted, the deadline for nominations will be extended one month, except in any case where it is unanimously approved by the Awards Committee to forego such extension.

 

Procedure for Review of Materials

The AMTE Awards Committee, a seven-member committee, will review the materials and select the award winner yearly. Award recipients will be notified by late November, so that the person can have time to make arrangements to attend the AMTE conference.

The award recipients will receive a plaque and be recognized at the AMTE meeting in the year in which he or she receives the award. The winner of the Excellence Award will give a featured presentation at the AMTE Annual Conference in the year they receive the award. The winner of the Early Career Award will be recognized at the annual AMTE meeting and asked to contribute an article for the Summer AMTE Connections Newsletter and to lead a mentoring session for other early career mathematics education faculty at the annual AMTE meeting.