July 15, 2011

Dear Teach Fellow,

Welcome to the 12^th TEACH Cohort! We are excited about working with you for the next two semesters.

After more than two years of planning and gathering input from faculty  members across Texas Tech and at other universities around the nation, the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center began the TEACH Program in Spring, 2000. With the support of the Graduate School and the advice of the TEACH Program Committee, the program has developed into a successful supplement for professional development for future faculty members like yourselves.

We strive to maintain flexibility within the TEACH Program and meet your needs as individuals.  We want the program to be more than a series of requirements that you complete, but rather steps that help you grow as an educator and examine your personal teaching philosophy.

Please know that each member of the TEACH Program team maintains an “open door” policy.  We want you to feel free to contact us or come by any time – we’d love to visit with you or help in any way we can.  This manual is also a really important collection of information about the program, which is also available online at http://ttuteach.pbworks.com/TEACH+Manual.  Please take the time to review it now and then, and continue to refer to it frequently during your TEACH fellowship.

On behalf of the other TEACH consultants, let me offer our congratulations on your selection as a TEACH fellow and welcome you again to the program.

Sincerely,

Allison P. Boye, Ph.D.
TEACH Program Director
Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center
Texas Tech University