MIT teaching awards

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MIT program academic award program teaching recognition

MIT teaching awards are a set of honors bestowed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to recognize exceptional teaching, innovation in pedagogy, and contributions to student learning across the institute.

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Label	Occurrences
MIT Excellence in Teaching Awards	1
MIT teaching awards canonical	1

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Target entity: MIT teaching awards
Context triple: [MITx Prize for Teaching and Learning in MOOCs, partOf, MIT teaching awards]

A. Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award
The Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award is the University of California, Berkeley’s highest honor for faculty excellence in undergraduate teaching and pedagogical innovation.
B. U.S. Professor of the Year award
The U.S. Professor of the Year award is a prestigious national honor recognizing outstanding undergraduate teaching and mentoring by college and university professors in the United States.
C. James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award
The James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award is a prestigious MIT honor recognizing extraordinary professional accomplishments and contributions by members of its faculty.
D. Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
The Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award is a prestigious honor in the chemical sciences recognizing young faculty who have demonstrated outstanding research accomplishments and a commitment to exceptional teaching.
E. ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award
The ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Association for Computing Machinery to recognize exceptional contributions to computer science education.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: MIT teaching awards
Target entity description: MIT teaching awards are a set of honors bestowed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to recognize exceptional teaching, innovation in pedagogy, and contributions to student learning across the institute.

A. Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award
The Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award is the University of California, Berkeley’s highest honor for faculty excellence in undergraduate teaching and pedagogical innovation.
B. U.S. Professor of the Year award
The U.S. Professor of the Year award is a prestigious national honor recognizing outstanding undergraduate teaching and mentoring by college and university professors in the United States.
C. James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award
The James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award is a prestigious MIT honor recognizing extraordinary professional accomplishments and contributions by members of its faculty.
D. Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
The Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award is a prestigious honor in the chemical sciences recognizing young faculty who have demonstrated outstanding research accomplishments and a commitment to exceptional teaching.
E. ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award
The ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Association for Computing Machinery to recognize exceptional contributions to computer science education.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	MIT program ⓘ academic award program ⓘ teaching recognition ⓘ
administeredBy	Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
affiliation	MIT academic departments ⓘ MIT faculty governance ⓘ
appliesTo	MIT faculty ⓘ MIT graduate student instructors ⓘ MIT instructors ⓘ MIT teaching staff ⓘ MIT undergraduate teaching assistants ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criteria	contributions to curriculum development ⓘ impact on student learning ⓘ innovation in course design ⓘ mentoring of students ⓘ quality of classroom teaching ⓘ
field	higher education ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
includes	MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program ⓘ linked to: MIT Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellowship School-level teaching prizes ⓘ awards for graduate student teaching ⓘ awards for undergraduate teaching assistants ⓘ departmental teaching awards ⓘ student-nominated teaching awards ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ
purpose	recognize contributions to student learning ⓘ recognize exceptional teaching at MIT ⓘ recognize innovation in pedagogy ⓘ
recognizes	excellence in graduate teaching ⓘ excellence in undergraduate teaching ⓘ experiential and project-based learning ⓘ inclusive teaching practices ⓘ innovative use of educational technology ⓘ
sector	STEM education ⓘ architecture and planning education ⓘ humanities, arts, and social sciences education ⓘ management education ⓘ
selectionProcess	nomination-based ⓘ peer review ⓘ student input ⓘ
sponsor	MIT Office of the Provost ⓘ linked to: Office of the Provost of MIT MIT School of Architecture and Planning ⓘ MIT School of Engineering ⓘ MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences ⓘ linked to: School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT MIT School of Science ⓘ MIT Sloan School of Management ⓘ