Graduate Teaching Assistants

TA Teaching Awards

Provost's Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant

This program was established in 1998 to recognize the exemplary contributions made by graduate teaching assistants (TAs) to excellence in undergraduate education, and is administered by the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL).

Eligibility

Applicants must be USF TAs who have:

  • completed a minimum of one year of graduate study at USF
  • been a TA for at least two USF course sections prior to the time of application
  • been a TA for the current academic year
  • not previously won the TA Teaching Award (Honorable Mentions may apply)

Program Goals & Format

The goals of the TA Award program are to:

  • provide TAs a visible incentive to develop a commitment to student success and excellence in undergraduate instruction,
  • encourage talented TAs to develop electronic teaching portfolios that document and demonstrate their teaching commitment and effectiveness,
  • formally acknowledge TAs for outstanding instructional accomplishments, and
    publicize the accomplishments of TAs at USF and to enhance the esteem in which teaching by graduate students is held as an integral component of the professional preparation of graduate students.

Awards will be granted in four categories: Arts and Humanities, Education/Business/Social Science, Health/Medicine/Behavioral Science, and STEM. The winner in each category will be granted a $1,000 stipend. Honorable mentions will also be selected in each category and will be recognized.

Application Components

The application for the TA award is submitted as an e-portfolio. Click here to view the required components of the e-portfolio.

Evaluation: Applications will be scored using this rubric.

2024 Application & Important Dates

The application window closed on February 26th, 2024. 

 

 

 
Training and Workshops

Google Sites is convenient and intuitive. However, applicants may wish to . Remember to adjust the privacy setting so that it is visible to anyone with the link (and test it using a browser that is NOT signed in as you).

Applying for the TA Teaching Award (virtual Teams consultation): Learn how to use Google Sites to house your e-Portfolio and gain insights into how to craft your application materials for maximum effect. 

Consultations for the 2024 award will be held on the following dates:

  • Tuesday, December 5, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

     
  • Friday, January 19, 2024 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

     

Questions?
Please contact Sara Friedman at spfriedm@usf.edu 

 

Previous TA Award Winners & Honorable Mentions


 2024

STEM
Winner Honorable Mention

Lohidhar Kolla

 Maryam Jafaripakzad
Industrial & Management Systems Engineering Industrial & Management Systems Engineering
Arts and Humanities 
Winner Honorable Mention

Mark-Elliot Finley

 Andrea Rinard
English, Literature English, Creative Writing
Education/Business/Social Science
Winner Honorable Mention

Mikyoung Lim

 Sanjana Thinderu
School of Marketing and Innovation School of Information Systems and Management