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Chan Division Plan for Excellence in Teaching

USC Chan Division Plan for Excellence in Teaching
The complete Plan for Excellence in Teaching, including the appendices listed separately below.

Appendices

Appendix A
USC Chan Definition of Teaching Excellence

Appendices B & C
USC Chan Teaching Statement and Evaluation Guide
The teaching statement is a written reflection on your teaching experiences and mentoring activities, including integration of relevant feedback from student learning experience evaluations, informal/formal feedback and accomplishments by mentees, as well as any relevant feedback or evaluations from peers/colleagues/mentors.

Appendix D
USC Chan Classroom Teaching Observation Checklist
This checklist can be used as a developmental tool to provide faculty formative feedback; and also as an evaluative tool to document evidence of teaching performance for annual merit reviews, promotion, tenure, or continuing appointment.

Appendix E
USC Chan Course Design Syllabus Review Checklist
This checklist can be used by faculty to complete self-study of a course syllabus and by peers to provide faculty formative feedback. It can also be used as an evaluative tool to document evidence of one aspect of teaching performance for promotion, tenure, or continuing appointment.

Appendix F
USC Chan Assessment Practices Review
This review is intended to evaluate how an instructor assesses student learning through a course assignment.

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