HONORS 100 Section Leader Application Due: Friday, February 8, 2008, no later than 4:30p.m. Basic Information Name UID Number Gender Male Female GPA In addition to this application, please send an email or hard copy of your UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT to Dr. Barbara L. Shaw: blshaw@umd.edu or her mailbox in the Honors office in Anne Arundel Hall. All applications MUST include an unofficial transcript. Major Year In School E-mail HONR100 Section Leaders (if applicable) HONR100 Grade Class Book Local Contact Information Street Address Address (cont.) City State/Province Zip/Postal Code Phone Summer/Permanent Contact Information Street Address Address (cont.) City State/Province Zip/Postal Code Phone Quick Questions Will you be a full time (12 credits or more) student in fall 2007? Yes No Are you a member of the Gemstone Program? No Yes Are you a member of the Honors Humanities Program? No Yes Short Answer Teaching a course as an undergraduate student is a rare opportunity, and with it comes a time committment and responsibilty. Discuss your motivation for wanting to teach HONR 100 and what you will bring to this position. List your involvement in any University Honors Program, campus, and community activities, and briefly describe your role. Share with us any teaching or mentoring experiences in which you have been involved. Is there any other information we should know about you when reviewing your application? Essay Questions Please respond to the following questions in clear and articulate responses. HONR 100 is designed to help first-year students make a smooth transition to the University, and currently, the main units of the class are liberal education, diversity, service learning, current events, and the arts. Discuss the purpose of HONR 100, as you understand it, and how you will articulate this to your students. Also, explain what you want your students to get out of this class. Unlike other leadership opportunities available on campus, teaching a course as an undergraduate student is quite unique and different. Tell us what your motivation is for wanting to teach this course and what you hope to gain from this experience. As a Section Leader, you and your partner will select a class book that clearly ties into one or more of the main units of the course. Please name a book that you would choose, and briefly explain its applicability to a certain unit (or units). Then, outline one original classroom activity that would be helpful in facilitating discussion about the key themes of the book. Include the direction(s) that you would give to students, the materials necessary, the approximate time length, and the desired learning outcomes. HONR 100 is a team-taught course. Describe for the committee how you might work best with a partner to shape the class. You may want to share brief examples of how you have worked in a team from prior experiences. Also, elaborate on the role you tend to take when working with others, i.e., leader, facilitator, organizer, and in what ways you generally contribute to team efforts. For our filing purposes, please type your last name after "Section Leader Application" in the box below. This form will be used to schedule an interview for the Section Leader teaching position. Interviews will last at least 1/2 hour but no more, generally, than an hour. Please consider time you will need to get to class/your next appt. All interviews will be held in Anne Arundel Hall. Please check all times that you CAN meet! Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 01:00 01:30 02:00 02:30 03:00 03:30 04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30 06:00 06:30 You will receive an e-mail confirmation that this form has been received. Remember that if you are selected, the mandatory training sessions are on April 5, April 13, May 4, and September 7. Please know that this application is your confirmation to us that you will be available to teach in Fall 2008.
HONORS 100 Section Leader Application
Due: Friday, February 8, 2008, no later than 4:30p.m.
Basic Information
Local Contact Information
Summer/Permanent Contact Information
Quick Questions
Will you be a full time (12 credits or more) student in fall 2007? Yes No
Are you a member of the Gemstone Program? No Yes
Are you a member of the Honors Humanities Program? No Yes
Short Answer
Teaching a course as an undergraduate student is a rare opportunity, and with it comes a time committment and responsibilty. Discuss your motivation for wanting to teach HONR 100 and what you will bring to this position.
List your involvement in any University Honors Program, campus, and community activities, and briefly describe your role.
Share with us any teaching or mentoring experiences in which you have been involved.
Is there any other information we should know about you when reviewing your application?
Essay Questions Please respond to the following questions in clear and articulate responses.
HONR 100 is designed to help first-year students make a smooth transition to the University, and currently, the main units of the class are liberal education, diversity, service learning, current events, and the arts. Discuss the purpose of HONR 100, as you understand it, and how you will articulate this to your students. Also, explain what you want your students to get out of this class.
Unlike other leadership opportunities available on campus, teaching a course as an undergraduate student is quite unique and different. Tell us what your motivation is for wanting to teach this course and what you hope to gain from this experience.
As a Section Leader, you and your partner will select a class book that clearly ties into one or more of the main units of the course. Please name a book that you would choose, and briefly explain its applicability to a certain unit (or units). Then, outline one original classroom activity that would be helpful in facilitating discussion about the key themes of the book. Include the direction(s) that you would give to students, the materials necessary, the approximate time length, and the desired learning outcomes.
HONR 100 is a team-taught course. Describe for the committee how you might work best with a partner to shape the class. You may want to share brief examples of how you have worked in a team from prior experiences. Also, elaborate on the role you tend to take when working with others, i.e., leader, facilitator, organizer, and in what ways you generally contribute to team efforts.
For our filing purposes, please type your last name after "Section Leader Application" in the box below.
This form will be used to schedule an interview for the Section Leader teaching position. Interviews will last at least 1/2 hour but no more, generally, than an hour. Please consider time you will need to get to class/your next appt. All interviews will be held in Anne Arundel Hall. Please check all times that you CAN meet!
You will receive an e-mail confirmation that this form has been received. Remember that if you are selected, the mandatory training sessions are on April 5, April 13, May 4, and September 7. Please know that this application is your confirmation to us that you will be available to teach in Fall 2008.
