The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2010 APF Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award. The award recognizes a significant career of contributions of a psychologist who has a proven track record as an exceptional teacher of psychology.
Nominees must demonstrate the following dimensions:
- Demonstrated influence as a teacher whose students became outstanding psychologists: names and careers of nominee's students and evidence of influence as a teacher of them.
- Development of effective teaching methods and/or teaching materials.
- Engagement in significant research or other creative activity on teaching.
- Development of innovative curricula and courses: description and sample of innovation and evidence of its successful utilization.
- Outstanding performance as a teacher in and outside the classroom: student ratings, enrollment figures, evaluative observation by colleagues, teaching awards, other forms of prior recognition.
- An especially effective trainer of teachers of psychology: description of the contributions and evidence of effectiveness.
- Outstanding teaching of advanced research methods and practice in psychology (advanced undergraduate, graduate, or other): description of classroom and mentoring roles.
- Responsible for administrative facilitation of outstanding teaching: description of administrative actions and results on teaching programs; evaluation by others of actions and results.
Amount: The awardee will receive a plaque, $2,000, and an all-expense paid round trip to the APA annual convention, where the award is presented. Awardees are also invited to give a special address.
The application deadline is December 1, 2009.
For more information, including the nomination procedures, please visit http://www.apa.org/apf/brewer.html.
Hannah Cooper
American Psychological Foundation (APF)
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Phone: (202) 336-5873
Fax: (202) 336-5812
E-mail: hcooper@apa.org
