{"674446":{"#nid":"674446","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CTL Celebrates 2024 Teaching Assistant and Future Faculty Awardees","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn April 19, 2024, the Center for Teaching and Learning hosted the annual \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/blog.ctl.gatech.edu\/2024\/04\/24\/ctl-celebrates-the-2024-ta-future-faculty-awards\/\u0022\u003ETA and Future Faculty Awards Day Ceremony to honor Teaching Assistants (TAs) at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E. This ceremony celebrates excellence in teaching throughout the Institute and acknowledges the invaluable role TAs play in shaping the minds of students and enriching the academic community at Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe TA \u0026amp; Future Faculty Awards recognize TAs who receive Thank-a-Teacher notes; Graduate Teaching Fellows; International Teaching Assistant Liaisons; participants of the Tech to Teaching program; and Outstanding TA nominees selected by their respective schools.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Thank-a-Teacher program began in November 2005 and provides students with an opportunity to give feedback to outstanding teachers, teaching assistants, advisers, and mentors. In 2023, 172 TAs received notes thanking them for their hard work, dedication, and support of students.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGraduate Teaching Fellows (GTFs) are a cohort of graduate students from various disciplines who work with faculty in the Center for Teaching and Learning in support of TA and future faculty programs. International Teaching Assistant (ITA) Liaisons support ITAs across campus through classes, consultations, orientations, and more. This year, 10 GTFs and 6 ITAs were recognized at the ceremony.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Tech to Teaching program prepares graduate students and postdocs for college teaching positions. Participants who complete the foundation level of the program receive a CIRTL Associate Certificate; in order to complete the entire Tech to Teaching program, participants must then teach or co-teach a course for their teaching capstone. Sixty-nine program participants were recognized for receiving their CIRTL Associate certificates and 40 were recognized for successfully completing the entire Tech to Teaching program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the celebration, the Center for Teaching and Learning hosts the annual \u201cTA Awards,\u201d a competition that culminates at the end of the ceremony with the announcement of 14 institute-wide winners. To be recognized as an Outstanding TA in the TA Awards, schools must nominate teaching assistants for consideration; nominees must then submit endorsements from faculty, staff, and students. Each Outstanding TA is recognized at the ceremony with a certificate. From this list, final winners are selected by a review committee and announced at the ceremony. The 14 institute-wide award winners each received a $500 stipend and a framed certificate thanks to the generous endowments of the Class of \u201957 and Class of \u201972.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2024 award winners are listed below by award category.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Student Instructors:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEunbee Kim \u2013 School of Psychology\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEgan Lua \u2013 Scheller College of Business\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMarkace Rainey \u2013 School of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Teaching Assistants:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJoshua Ayers \u2013 School of City \u0026amp; Regional Planning\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAthulya Ram Sreedharan Nair \u2013 School of Mathematics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMalav Patel \u2013 School of Computing Instruction\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOnline Head Teaching Assistants:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKathryn Krupczak \u2013 School of Computer Science\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBrandon Pries \u2013 School of Physics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOnline Teaching Assistants:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EShazia Ali \u2013 School of History \u0026amp; Sociology\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEstelle Hansen \u2013 School of Mathematics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESuryateja Ravutla \u2013 School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUndergraduate Teaching Assistants:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMarianne Al Haj \u2013 School of Biomedical Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJavier Pratdesaba \u2013 School of Mathematics \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMorgan Polk \u2013 School of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn behalf of the Center for Teaching and Learning, we extend our thanks to all Georgia Tech teaching assistants. Thank you for striving for excellence, innovation, and inclusion in your endeavors, and may you continue to pursue your passion for education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo view the full digital program with the names of those recognized, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/TA%20Awards%20Full%20Digital%20Program.pdf\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E. View a highlights video \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/blog.ctl.gatech.edu\/2024\/04\/24\/ctl-celebrates-the-2024-ta-future-faculty-awards\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Teaching and Learning recently hosted an annual ceremony to honor Teaching Assistants (TAs) at Georgia Tech, celebrating excellence in teaching throughout the Institute and acknowledging the invaluable role TAs and future faculty play in shaping the minds of students and enriching the academic community at Tech.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Center for Teaching and Learning recently hosted an annual ceremony to honor Teaching Assistants (TAs) at Georgia Tech, celebrating excellence in teaching throughout the Institute and acknowledging the invaluable role TAs and future faculty play."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2024-04-30 18:09:14","changed_gmt":"2024-12-04 20:59:47","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673893":{"id":"673893","type":"image","title":"On April 19, 2024, the Center for Teaching and Learning hosted the annual TA and Future Faculty Awards Day Ceremony to honor Teaching Assistants (TAs) at Georgia Tech. 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