Graduation Requirements
Meeting the following requirements, fellows would be eligible to receive nine hours of graduate credit to apply toward the Masters of Education Program (or a similar program).
Participation
- At least 80 percent attendance at the ESFP sessions (Introductory retreat, retreat follow-up sessions, and monthly sessions).
- Attendance at a minimum of 24 hours of mini-fellowships and workshops listed as Initiatives for Educator Development on the Fac-Ed Workshop calendar. In consultations with his/her mentor, fellows are strongly encouraged to attend courses in both areas of (1) teaching and evaluation and (2) curriculum development and educational leadership.
- Appropriate contribution to discussions.
- Thoughtful preparation through out-of-class reading when required.
Products/Presentations
- Participate in the planning and presentation of a faculty development workshop.
- Conduct two Educational Journal Club sessions.
- Maintain a reflective journal.
- Submit in writing an Independent Educational Project proposal no later than month 18 of the fellowship.
- Complete an independent Education Project and sumit a one- to two-page written abstract to the directors. A listing of the projects of former fellows may be viewed at http://www.bcm.edu/fac-ed/mtfp/mtfp_fellows.html.
- Abstracts will be presented as a poster at a Colloquium held in October 2007.
Peer Review of Actual Teaching
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Fellows must initiate peer review of their teaching four times (approximately every six months) of the ESFP curriculum.