 |
 |
> > NOW SEEKING NOMINATIONS – OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE TEACHER > > **** 2012 OUSTA Award of the Society for College Science Teachers **** > > Nominations are now being sought for the 2011 Outstanding > Undergraduate Science Teacher Award (OUSTA) granted by the Society > for College Science Teachers (SCST), an affiliate of the National > Science Teachers Association (NSTA). This year’s award is also co- > sponsored by Springer Publishing. > > A nominee need not be a member of the SCST. Nominations may be made > by colleagues or students and self-nominations are also encouraged! > > The purpose of the OUSTA is to recognize the achievements of our > teaching colleagues who have enhanced the profession as outstanding > teachers of science. This annual award is based upon a selection > process that evaluates nominees according to the following ranked > categories: 1) teaching excellence; 2) scholarship; and 3) service. > > For details regarding the nomination and application process, visit > http://www.scst.org/SCST/Grants_%26_Awards.html . The deadline for > application materials is June 1, 2011. > > Please send names of potential nominee/applicants to > [log in to unmask] . We will follow-up with everyone to provide > further materials and details about the application process. We are > also interested in hearing from you if you are considering self- > nomination so that we can guide you through the process. > > Won’t you consider applying for this award and/or identifying your > colleagues who are outstanding undergraduate science teachers so > that they might be encouraged to apply for the 2012 OUSTA? The award > includes a cash award, membership in SCST and NSTA, travel stipend > to attend the next two year’s national conferences, and more. The > awardee will be responsible for delivering a brief luncheon talk > about teaching at the NSTA/SCST conference in Year One and a lecture > about a topic of their choosing in their own discipline in Year Two. > > Questions? Email [log in to unmask] > > SCST Website: http://scst.org/SCST/Welcome.html > > Claire Sandler > 2012 OUSTA Committee Chair > Society for College Science Teaching > ************************************* > Director > Science Learning Center > University of Michigan > 1720 Chemistry Building > Ann Arbor, MI 48109 > > --- > You are currently subscribed to narst as: [log in to unmask] > To unsubscribe click here: http://cts.dundee.net/u?id=143472892.8dc32f8f3a1be98f5fb45acd569f7eb9&n=T&l=narst&o=38402849 > or send a blank email to [log in to unmask] Julie Libarkin Associate Professor, Director - Geocognition Research Lab Michigan State University 206 Natural Science East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-355-8369 https://www.msu.edu/~libarkin Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Geoscience Education Affiliations: Department of Geological Sciences, Division of Science and Mathematics Education, Cognitive Science Program, Center for Research on College Science Teaching and Learning