Award reference period: Candidates must be employed by one (or more) of the Faculty of Education鈥檚 three departments (DISE, ECP, KPE) and have taught a load of 12 credits or more across the current and previous academic years combined. (See 成人VR视频鈥檚 Key Academic Dates as a reference for the academic year.)

Eligible academic staff roles: Eligible academic staff include Full Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Senior Faculty lecturers, Faculty Lecturers, Professor Emeritus/Emerita, Professor Post-Retirement, including Contract Academic Staff (CAS) in all of the aforementioned categories. Those academic staff members currently sitting on the Faculty of Education Prizes and Awards Committee are not eligible to win.

Timing eligibility: Candidates can begin applying as of their third consecutive year of teaching at the 成人VR视频 Faculty of Education. Those who have received the following 成人VR视频-based awards are deemed ineligible for a blackout period of two (2) academic years before they can apply/reapply:

• President's Prize for Excellence in Teaching
• David Thomson Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching
• Carrie M. Derick Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching
• Faculty of Education Award for Distinguished Teaching
• Faculty of Education Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz Award for Excellence in Teaching

Only current Faculty of Education students or academic staff may nominate, regardless of full-time or part-time status. Eligible academic staff may also self-nominate. All deadlines are published on the Teaching Awards page of the Faculty of Education website and will be circulated via email by the Dean鈥檚 Office.

The process is as follows:

1. A is submitted by the Nomination Deadline.

2. The nominee is alerted to their nomination via a personalized email from the Dean鈥檚 Office. This email alert will provide each nominee with the Nominee Acceptance and Dossier Submission Form. Each nominee must fill out this form to confirm whether they accept or reject their nomination. Should they accept, the form will allow the nominee to:

   • Further confirm their eligibility

   • Provide answers to award questions

   • Upload compiled supporting documents

   • Submit a complete dossier by the Dossier Submission Deadline

   Please note that award applications are only considered complete once the nominee has filled out all the required fields in the Nominee Acceptance and Dossier Submission Form and after they have pressed 鈥淪ubmit鈥� at the end of the form. Dossiers that have been saved in draft format will not be accepted as late submissions beyond the Dossier Submission Deadline.

3. Winners will be alerted via email once the Prizes and Awards Committee render their scores and final decisions.

(Nominees will be alerted to their nomination after nomination submissions close and will be prompted as to how to submit their application/dossier materials.)

1. Only one nomination will be accepted per academic. If multiple nomination forms are received, the duplicates will be discarded.
2. Nominees must gather all required supporting documents themselves to submit their complete application by the deadline (via the Nominee Acceptance and Dossier Submission Form). It is highly recommended that nominees gather the dossier materials before filling in the Nominee Acceptance and Dossier Submission Form as it will make form completion and document upload a much easier process.
3. No email submissions will be accepted.
4. Supporting documents that make up the dossier must respect the page limits indicated and must conform to the following formatting:
   • Only PDF documents will be able to be uploaded in the form
   • Documents need to be 8.5X11 with 1鈥� margins (all sides)
   • Calibri, Arial, Georgia, or Helvetica 11pt font (excluding titles)

The following are guidelines for each of the required supporting documents that make up the candidate dossiers:

1. Two (2) letters of support from former students (two-page maximum per letter). Letters should discuss the nominee鈥檚 ability to engage students, dedication to teaching/supervision, impact on student learning/growth through teaching/research, and educational leadership (where applicable). The nominee must have taught or supervised the student supporter within the last three academic years. Letters must be from individuals and not co-signed by multiple students. A student cannot write a letter for a professor who is currently teaching or supervising them due to conflict of interest.
2. Statement of teaching approach (two-page maximum). Nominees should describe their teaching approach, with an explanation of why they have chosen this approach. The statement should also include a description of how the nominee's thinking about teaching and learning has changed over time, and how they work to improve their teaching. Educational leadership and/or mentorship experience may also be discussed along with meaningful teaching/supervision initiatives/activities conducted both in and outside classroom settings.
3. Student course evaluations. There is no page maximum and no formatting parameters for these supporting documents other than being compiled into a single PDF for upload. Course evaluations should be directly downloaded from 成人VR视频鈥檚 Mercury software system. Submitted evaluations must not date further back than the previous three (3) academic years.
4. Optional: Supporting Links. Nominees may include a list of links to any websites or webpages (i.e. ResearchGate, Google Scholar, lab/research site, etc.) that support their nomination for a Teaching Award. These are to be submitted in the appropriate field of the Nominee Acceptance and Dossier Submission Form.

• Nomination Deadline: March 9, 2026. Forms will close at 11:59 PM (EDT)
• Nominee Acceptance and Dossier Submission Deadline: April 1, 2026. Forms will close at 11:59 PM (EDT)