2. 2   Improve teacher development training for instructors at UTSA, including graduate assistants   Mentors the University Teaching Fellows: a year-long teaching immersion program for 10 competitively-selected Teaching Assistants   Provost’s Academy on Critical Thinking: a week-long session allows faculty members and selected Teaching Assistants to focus on redesigning courses to promote critical thinking   Boot Camp for Professors: a week-long immersion in teaching enhancement during the summer   Certificate in College Teaching for Teaching Assistants: 3 day face-to-face orientation with follow-on activities   Offer a variety of workshops throughout the semester (Approximately 40 per semester)   Improve teacher development training for instructors at UTSA, including graduate assistants   Mentors the University Teaching Fellows: a year-long teaching immersion program for 10 competitively-selected Teaching Assistants   Provost’s Academy on Critical Thinking: a week-long session allows faculty members and selected Teaching Assistants to focus on redesigning courses to promote critical thinking   Boot Camp for Professors: a week-long immersion in teaching enhancement during the summer   Certificate in College Teaching for Teaching Assistants: 3 day face-to-face orientation with follow-on activities   Offer a variety of workshops throughout the semester (Approximately 40 per semester)

3. 3   Improve the evaluation of teaching at UTSA:   Conduct classroom observations, focus groups or “quick course diagnoses (QCDs).   Train faculty members to prepare portfolios with reflective commentaries linked to appendices with supporting materials.   Work with Department Chairs and other faculty members to conduct effective classroom observations.   Improve the evaluation of teaching at UTSA:   Conduct classroom observations, focus groups or “quick course diagnoses (QCDs).   Train faculty members to prepare portfolios with reflective commentaries linked to appendices with supporting materials.   Work with Department Chairs and other faculty members to conduct effective classroom observations.

4. 4   Nurture and recognize outstanding teaching   Actively contribute to:   The Minnie Stevens Piper Award   The Regents Teaching Award   Distinguished TA Award   Thank-a-Prof   Nurture and recognize outstanding teaching   Actively contribute to:   The Minnie Stevens Piper Award   The Regents Teaching Award   Distinguished TA Award   Thank-a-Prof

5. 5 The large fund balance is planned to initiate a new program to provide training for non-tenure track faculty (similar to the one offered for Teaching Assistants)