- About CELTUA
- Calendar and Events
- Full and Part-time Faculty and Staff
- Grad and Undergrad Students
- Grants and Awards
- Overview
- Past Recipients and Project Summaries
- E. Phillips Knox Teaching Award
- Small Grants to Improve Teaching
- Grants for Graduate Award Holders to Improve Teaching
- Visiting Teacher-Scholar Grants
- Summer Fellowships for the Improvement of Instruction
- Department / Program Grants for the Significant Improvement of Instruction
- Learning Assessment / Course / Curriculum Effectiveness Grants
- Faculty Exchange Relocation Grants
- Engaged Learning and Top 25
- Assessment
- Publications and Library
- Consulting and Resources
Graduate Student Teaching Enhancement Program (GSTEP)
The purpose of GSTEP is:
- to promote the effectiveness of graduate students as teachers at Miami University, thus enhancing their overall productivity and satisfaction
- to provide foundational skills for graduate students who may seek an academic career
- to create interdisciplinary connections and community among graduate students at MU
- to support the undergraduate teaching mission of Miami by enhancing the effectiveness of the instruction they receive from graduate students
The Graduate Student Teaching Enhancement Program is a community of practice modeled after and overlapping with the New Faculty Teaching Enhancement Program (NFTEP) also offered by CELTUA. Two levels of participation in GSTEP are available, Core and Affiliate.
Core GSTEP members will:
- attend an opening and closing event that will include content but also facilitate connections among members of the group (included in the 8 events below)
- during one semester, attend a total of 8 events offered by CELTUA, Liberal Education, or CWE, including 1-2 sessions each semester that are specifically targeted to the needs of graduate student teachers.
- keep a reflective journal of and write a one-page reaction paper about the sessions they attend.
- complete a teaching project, most likely a teaching philosophy and outline of a teaching portfolio
- receive a book, certificate of recognition, 1 hour of course credit (GSC 601) and $200 for professional expenses (to be spent by June 1).
Affiliate GSTEP members will:
- attend a total of 4 events offered by CELTUA, Liberal Ed, or CWE, including 1-2 each semester that are specifically targeted to the needs of graduate student teachers
- keep a reflective journal of their attendance at sessions
- receive a certificate of recognition
Membership is open to all Miami graduate students. Application forms DUE August 28, 2009 may be downloaded here, or obtained by email from CELTUA <celt@muohio.edu>. Return to CELTUA by email.
- Download a calendar (Microsoft Word document)
For the 2009-10 academic year, Cecilia Shore will facilitate both NFTEP and
GSTEP. [Cecilia's GSTEP page]