Iles and Zhan Named Teaching Fellows
Award comes from CTE


This fellowship program is co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence, the Graduate School and Office of Undergraduate Studies and supports the professional development of international graduate teaching assistants as educators.

once each semester during the 2012-2013 academic year, and the graduate mentor will observe the fellow's teaching at least twice during the course of the program and provide feedback.
The CTE-Graduate School International Teaching will also meet as a learning community, under the guidance of CTE. Fellows will participate in meetings throughout the academic year, during which they will share written reflections on teaching, discuss meetings with mentors, and address any concerns they may be having with respect to teaching at Maryland. The meetings will also introduce fellows to various relevant teaching topics, ranging from developing successful discussions to enhancing critical thinking skills among students to documenting one's teaching in a portfolio. At least four learning community meeting will occur each semester.