In determining excellence, the selection panel will seek to identify outstanding practitioners who are able to provide, over a variety of teaching situations and for a sustained period of time, evidence of their performance under some or all of the criteria noted below. The panel will bear in mind that candidates are not necessarily excellent across all the criteria.

The brief should include a statement of "teaching philosophy" - a short description of how you think learning occurs and how you organize your teaching and assessment to facilitate learning. This statement provides a backdrop for the rest of the material included in the portfolio. The brief should include evidence from several sources (if available), self-assessment; students; colleagues, and others.

Leadership Excellence Award

The IATOPL Award for Leadership and Collaboration in International Education and Exchange, the award recognizes those who have displayed imaginative activity, outstanding personal enterprise, and creative contributions to the field of international education through research, writing, or program development.

Criteria Used by the Awards Subcommittee to Select Nominees:

Distinguished Contribution Award

The award recognizes the ongoing outstanding contribution of a professional colleague in international education who has led groundbreaking initiatives that improved international education in their territory.

The principal aims of the Award are:

The strength and diversity of the nominations for these awards is testimony to the excellent work being undertaken across country in international education in all sectors.

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