Teaching Well Sample Clauses
The "Teaching Well" clause establishes standards and expectations for the quality and effectiveness of teaching provided under an agreement. It typically outlines the qualifications required of instructors, the methods or curriculum to be used, and may set benchmarks for student engagement or learning outcomes. By clearly defining what constitutes satisfactory teaching, this clause helps ensure that educational services meet agreed-upon standards and provides a basis for addressing concerns if teaching quality falls short.
Teaching Well. A faculty member is expected to teach well as judged by peers, students, the deans, and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. Teaching well includes:
(a) Demonstrating command of the curricular material and the means for helping students learn it.
(b) When teaching in teams, meeting team teaching requirements: co- planning the program curriculum, weekly participation in a faculty seminar on the intellectual content of the program (or an alternative plan approved by the deans), and attendance at all program activities required by the teaching team.
(c) Contributing to the learning environment: designing and executing parts of a program's curriculum; demonstrating subject matter expertise; offering interdisciplinary approaches to material; counseling and advising students; facilitating a stimulating and challenging atmosphere; offering innovative work in seminars, lectures, labs, workshops and field work; sponsoring individual contracts and internships effectively; and being available to meet with students outside of class, in set office hours or by appointment.
(d) Fostering students' intellectual and cognitive development.
(e) Fostering students' abilities to communicate well.
(f) Displaying intellectual vitality.