Emerging Educators’ Fellowship
University of Georgia - Athens, June 8-12, 2011
Deadline – December 31, 2010
Notification – February 10 2011
Ten $850 fellowships will be awarded to support participation by emerging teachers and administrators of studio art foundations programs in Thinktank5, to be held at the University of Georgia, Athens.
The Institute for Integrative Teaching (IIT) is an intensive practice-based educational forum to improve college level art & design education through dialogue, and published and web-based media. Integrative teaching creates connections between your personal creativity, a broad and deep resource base of pedagogical technique and theory, and creativity in your teaching.
ThinkTank is a collaborative, hands-on conference that is centered on workshops and face-to-face discussion designed to develop the curriculum of IIT and create connections between emerging and master educators. Both are designed to help junior faculty gain teaching skills, develop professional networks, and better meet NASAD standards.
Who is eligible?
1. Current MFA candidates, or recent MFA degree recipients, with at least 1 semester of Foundations teaching experience.
2. Full-time faculty in Studio Art or Design, with at least 1 semester of Foundations teaching experience.
3. Foundations Coordinators, with up to two years of Foundations leadership experience.
Who is NOT eligible?
1. Full-time faculty with more than 3 years experience as full-time faculty.
2. Adjunct faculty with more than 5 years experience.
What are your responsibilities?
Prior to the ThinkTank, a list of required readings will be sent to all participants. Participants must attend all ThinkTank sessions, and will be required to submit two assignment sheets and one syllabus for the ThinkTank Archive.
Why attend?
ThinkTank5 is a great opportunity to expand your skills, knowledge, and experience, and puts you in direct contact with higher education peers and experts. Past ThinkTanks have attracted studio artists, designers, and art educators from around the country.
What is the projected ThinkTank format and schedule?
A mix of facilitated discussions, workshops and presentations will be interspersed with informal meals.
Prepare One Folder and Zip for Drop Box Delivery:
Carefully review the criteria below to complete this application. Nonconforming applications will not be reviewed. Please do not send e-mails with questions about production or format issues. All other questions should be directed to info@integrativeteaching.org.
Create a folder titled with your name; "First LastName". Send all documents in .doc format; all image in JPG format (no larger than 1024x768px).
- A resume or vitae
- A brief description of your work
- Two letters of recommendation (see below for specific criteria to be covered by recommender)
- A sample syllabus for a course you have taught, preferably a syllabus that you have prepared
- 7 examples of student work
- 5 examples of your work
- A slide list with brief description of media, size, and date or description of assignment.
How To Zip a file or folder
PC:
- Select the file or folder you want to compress.
- Right click and choose Send To
- Slide Right and choose Compressed (zipped) folder
- Allow the file or folder to compress.
- You should now see an icon with the same name plus a Zip. It may have a zipper on the folder.
MAC:
- Control-click or right-click the folder that will be compressed or zipped.
- On the pop-up contextual menu, choose and click on Create Archive of “file name”.
- A zip format compressed archive of the selected files or folders will be created with a zipper icon. Original files or folders will be left intact without changes.
Deliver the zipped folder to IntegrativeTeaching.org using our Drop Box.
- Visit our Drop Box: http://integrativeteaching.org/drop-box/
- Enter your name and email address
- Choose your zipped folder from your computer
- Click Upload
Letter of Recommendation for Thinktank5 Fellowship
Dear Recommender,
ThinkTank 5 is a facilitated discussion/workshop designed to improve college-level teaching, with an emphasis on the development of studio foundations programs.
Please describe concisely:
1. your candidate’s strengths and potential as an artist or scholar
2. accomplishments to date as a foundations teacher;
4. potential as an full-time college teacher;
5. potential as a an eventual leader in the field of higher education.
Thank you,
Fellowship Application Jury