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How to Apply

The application is a two-part process. The first part, due November 11, 2024 and linked below, requires instructors to request a specific number of TEAM students and describe their plans for selecting, training and engaging these students throughout the term. Once we receive all instructor applications and complete the review process, we will inform instructors of their request outcome by December 10, 2024. If approved, instructors will be asked to provide OSE with the list of TEAM student names by January 10, 2025 and a separate form will be provided for this.

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility requirements for instructor applicants:

• Instructing a Science course. (The TEAM program is no longer available to the Faculties of Arts, Engineering, Music and Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.)

• Course enrollment of 150 students or more.

• Agreement to connect with the TEAM students on an ongoing basis. This includes the following activities:
  1.ÌýAt the beginning of term, provide an orientation to clarify expectations and tasks to be performed.
  2.ÌýDuring the term, establish opportunities for coaching, answering questions and ensuring tasks are being completed.
  3. At the end of term, discuss TEAM students’ experience and exchange feedback (could be a survey, debrief meeting or a social gathering).

• Once approved, instructors will be required to select the TEAM students, and submit student names.

Eligibility requirements for students:

• TEAM students must be registered as 91ÉçÇø undergraduate students and remain registered throughout the semester in which they receive an Award.

• TEAM students must have completed the course/lab to which they are assigned.

• Students will be given their Award by a transfer to their bank account upon receipt of the instructor’s approval at the end of the course. Students must have direct deposit set up with their bank, and the banking information must be in their Minerva account.

• Each student may only receive 1 TEAM award per course per semester.

Examples of activities TEAM students can perform:

• Attending lectures and supporting in-class activities that involve interaction with a course’s students.

• Responding to student emails regarding course content and posting of questions and answers on discussion boards.

• Attending the Peer Collab to support students with homework and exam preparation.

• Co-facilitating tutorials and pre-exam review sessions (generally best when supervised by an instructor or TA).

• Participating in study groups to assist peers with developing effective study methods and approaches to learning course content.

• Participation in training offered by the instructor, the Department, or Faculty related to the TEAM experience.

• Providing feedback to the instructor on the student experience and elements of course design.

Selection Process

Requests will be evaluated by the Office of Science Education (OSE), based on these criteria:

• The course is a Science course whose enrollment is equal to or greater than 150 students.

• The application form is fully completed.

• The applicant agrees to provide feedback to OSE regarding the revised 2024-25 academic year’s TEAM program.

Please note, the processing of a request requires the application form to be completed. The overall number of awards is budget-limited and the number of awards per course is based on the course enrollment and an instructor’s plan for the TEAM students’ activity.