ITE Teacher Award

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ITE Teacher Award 2007
Communication Session 7 May 2007 9.30 am ITE
Theatrette
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• Key Highlights
• for ITE Teacher Award 2007
• Award Categories Evaluation Criteria
• Nomination Evaluation Process
• Schedule

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Award Categories
Past Years
2007 onwards

• Excellence in Teaching
• Innovation in Teaching and Learning
• Caring for Students Well-being
• Co-Curricula Contributions
• Instructional Materials Development
• Innovation/Enterprise
• Open

• Excellence in Teaching (merged with Innovation in
  Teaching and Learning)
• Caring for Students Well-being
• Co-Curricula Contributions
• Instructional Materials Development
• Innovation/Enterprise
• Open

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Role Profile, Career Tracks Award Categories
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Role Profile, Career Tracks Award Categories
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Award Categories Evaluation Criteria
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Excellence in Teaching Award Category

• An exemplary vocational and technical educator
  who is committed to the holistic development and
  quality learning of students and is also a source
  of inspiration for students and peers to strive
  towards sustained excellence in teaching and
  learning.
• 4 Evaluation Criteria Evidences
• A) Passion Enthusiasm
• B) Excellence Quality of Work -Teaching
  Effectiveness
• C) Impact on Students Learning and Performance
• D) Professional Development

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Excellence in Teaching Award Category
Criteria A Passion Enthusiasm
Scope The lecturer sustains a high level of
teaching excellence by

• A1 serving as a role model who demonstrates
  dedication and love towards teaching and learning
  and manages the teaching, learning and
  development process of students, so as to inspire
  students to greater heights in their studies and
  progression to higher standards of education and
  training.
• A2 demonstrating ITE Care values, incorporating
  integrity, teamwork, excellence and care.

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Excellence in Teaching Award Category
Criteria A Passion Enthusiasm
Evidences

• Nomination details testimonials by
  Students/Fellow Lecturers/Leaders/ Stakeholders
  in the community, illustrating the passion,
  enthusiasm, care and commitment demonstrated by
  lecturer, and how lecturer manages the teaching,
  learning and development process of students for
  high standards of achievement
• Videotape/Photos (where possible)

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Excellence in Teaching Award Category
Criteria B Teaching Effectiveness
Scope The lecturer facilitates a high quality of
learning by

• B1 developing and applying new and innovative
  teaching and learning approaches strategies,
  and creative instructional methods that integrate
  components for real world, authentic,
  experiential and collaborative learning
• B2 using effective pedagogic approaches and
  developing and relevant programme content that
  cater to the diverse learning needs and styles of
  students
• B3 facilitating students in active learning and
  challenging them through creative methods to be
  reflective and independent lifelong learners

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Excellence in Teaching Award Category
Criteria B Teaching Effectiveness
Scope The lecturer facilitates a high quality of
learning by

• B4 continually evaluating effectiveness of own
  teaching and seeking excellence in own teaching
  styles and methods
• B5 collaborating, partnering and/or leading
  colleagues and stakeholders (industry partners,
  community organisations, schools, alumni and
  parents) to improve the learning environment and
  to optimise real-world learning opportunities,
  and community and industry relations.

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Excellence in Teaching Award Category
Criteria B Teaching Effectiveness
Evidences

• Teaching Appraisals (with lesson plans) last 3
  years
• Nomination details Testimonials by Students /
  Fellow Lecturers / Leaders / Stakeholders in the
  community, giving specific examples of effective
  and innovative pedagogic approaches and teaching
  learning strategies and methods adopted by
  lecturer (e.g. authentic learning, experiential
  learning and collaborative learning approaches,
  strategies and activities) and the learning
  experiences of students as a result of these
  approaches and strategies, as well as how
  lecturer continually seeks excellence
• Student Feedback last 3 years
• Videotape / Photos (where possible)

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Excellence in Teaching Award Category
Criteria C Impact on Students Learning
Performance
Scope The lecturer goes the extra mile in
helping students to excel in and beyond the
classroom and transforming them to become

• C1 motivated, confident and collaborative
  learners who are role models/peer tutors helping
  fellow students to achieve academic improvement
  and excellence, through advising and mentoring,
  promotion of student inquiry and collaborative
  learning in and beyond classroom
• C2 knowledge workers who are market-relevant and
  are capable of applying knowledge and skills into
  authentic environments and unique learning
  experiences, through competitions, innovative
  projects, and industrial and community
  attachments and projects

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Excellence in Teaching Award Category
Criteria C Impact on Students Learning
Performance
Scope The lecturer goes the extra mile in
helping students to excel in and beyond the
classroom and transforming them to become

• C3 adaptive and independent life-long learners
  who are capable of managing their own learning
  processes, personal development and achievement
• C4 responsible young adults who value self,
  others and community
• C5 global-conscious individuals with improved
  awareness and mindsets on multiracial,
  multicultural and global issues beyond students
  immediate community, through the integration of
  multiracial, multicultural and global
  experiential learning opportunities in and beyond
  the classroom.

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Excellence in Teaching Award Category
Criteria C Impact on Students Learning
Performance
Evidences

• Nomination details Testimonials by Students /
  Fellow Lecturers / Leaders / Stakeholders in the
  community, indicating the degree of lecturers
  teaching effectiveness on student outcomes list
  the student outcomes from
• specific projects and learning opportunities that
  lecturer has created for students, and
• strategies activities used by lecturer to build
  rapport, to help students determine their
  learning needs/styles, and embrace student
  inquiry, collaborative learning, active learning,
  so as to inspire students to achieve excellence.
• Write-ups on competitions, innovative projects,
  industrial and community attachment and projects
  where lecturer has been the motivation for
  students engagement, participation achievement
• Documentation and/or testimonials by students of
  improvement in students learning outcomes
  (results, GPA) and achievements (where possible)

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Excellence in Teaching Award Category
Criteria D Professional Development
Scope The lecturer demonstrates initiatives and
commitment towards individual and collective
learning and professionalism in the vocation by

• D1 keeping abreast with emerging trends in
  curriculum planning, development and delivery,
  and taking efforts to upgrade and update in the
  areas of teaching learning
• D2 serving the teaching community by engaging
  colleagues in knowledge-sharing and building for
  the teaching and learning process, through
  sharing, presentation, conferences, projects,
  research and publications.

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Excellence in Teaching Award Category
Criteria D Professional Development
Evidences

• Nomination details Testimonials by Students /
  Fellow Lecturers / Leaders / Stakeholders in the
  community, indicating specific industry and
  collaborative learning projects, sharing and
  presentations that lecturer has engaged
  himself/herself in, and the impact of these on
  the teaching community, as well as how the
  lecturer continually keeps current with emerging
  trends.
• Research and project outlines, or details of
  other professional and intellectual
  accomplishments (where possible) or sharing
  sessions conducted beyond the campus / college /
  organisation
• Summary of Evaluation for In-house courses
  (conducted by lecturer, where possible)

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Award Categories Evaluation Criteria
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Nomination, Selection Evaluation Process
Nomination

• ITE Teaching Staff with at least 3 years of
  service are eligible for nomination for the ITE
  Teacher Award.
• Each college is to submit a maximum of 8
  nominees
• VTC and Northlight School, each is to be submit a
  maximum of 2 nominees.
• Each nomination is to have Nominators (eg Course
  Manager, Section Head, staff or student) and be
  recommended by Principals
• A completed Nomination Package (or Portfolio)
  with documents and evidences supporting the
  nomination is to accompany each nomination
• All Nomination Packages (or Portfolio) are to be
  submitted by hand and under confidential cover to
  DD/EDT.

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Nomination Evaluation Process
Evaluation

• The First Evaluation Committee chaired by DD/EDT
  will shortlist the nominees by conducting a paper
  evaluation based on the submitted evidences in
  the Nomination Packages (or Portfolio).
• For selection, the Committee will consider the
  extent to which the submitted evidences have met
  the scope as well as quality of each evaluation
  criteria.
• A Final Evaluation Panel chaired by DEC(A) with
  DD/CED, DD/EDT and M/ED as members will interview
  short-listed nominees.

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Schedule

• Invitation to nominate 7 May 2007
• Submission by College to EDT 4 Jun 2007
• First Evaluation 9 23 Jun 2007
• Final Evaluation 10 21 Jul 2007
• Submission to AC Aug 2007

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Annual Nomination and Evaluation Cycle with
effect from 2008

• March - College nominations (administered by
  College HR)
• April - Invitation to Nominate
• May Submission by College to EDT
• June - First Evaluation (Selection Committee)
• July - Final Evaluation
• August - Recommendation to AC

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Contact

• Ms Tang Buay Choo
• Manager/Educational Development
• Tel [phone]
• Ms Beatrice Tan
• Instructional Design Specialist
• Tel [phone]
• For more information and details, please visit
  our website at
• http//edt.ite.edu.sg/ed/awards/