The Alabama Master Teacher Experience program has played a role in developing faculty members at all 24 member institutions of the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) for over 20 years. The philosophical foundations that drive the professional development activities of AMTE are based on three basic premises set forth by Roger Garrison:
Excellent teaching takes place in American higher education.
Teachers striving for mastery of their craft have much to share.
Bringing teachers together in a relaxed, informal atmosphere to share their successes and their experiences enhances the skills of all.
Faculty from all ACCS institutions are invited to attend the 2024 Alabama Master Teacher Experience (AMTE), July 15-19, 2024, hosted by Northeast Alabama Community College in Rainsville, Alabama.
Participants will be staying at Scottsboro’s Goose Pont Colony Resort. Located on the banks of the Tennessee River’s beautiful Lake Guntersville and nestled into the picturesque Cumberland Mountains, Goose Pond Colony Resort awaits your arrival. Goose Pond Colony is a municipally owned resort that will take your breath away. With two beautiful 18-hole championship golf courses, comfortable lakeside cottages, lodge, relaxing waterfront campground, walking trail, full-service marina, meeting facilities, The Docks Restaurant, swimming pool, beach area and Lake Guntersville, we are all you need for a relaxing vacation or one day outing. More information about Goosepond Colony Resort.
Participants are responsible for transporting themselves to Scottsboro, AL on Monday, July 15th for the start of the program. Once participants arrive, all transportation is provided. Wallace State Community College Hanceville graciously provides bus transportation, so get ready to park your car and leave the rest to us!
Conference registration is $750. The fee covers the total cost of tuition, supplies, shared room accommodations, and all meals. Registration is non-refundable, but it is transferable. Checks should be made payable to Northeast Alabama Community College with AMTE in the memo line.
Participants will be assigned homework to prepare in advance and engage in an intensive week of engaged discussions and activities centered around teaching and learning. More information about the homework assignments will be sent to the email address you provide.
Please note that this is a residential program, so you should plan to stay with us for the duration of the program. You will share a room with another participant, so do not plan to bring friends or family with you.
To fully benefit from the Alabama Master Teacher Experience, you must set aside your normal teaching duties. If you live in or near Rainsville, you are still expected to stay onsite. You should not plan to perform any parts of your job during your week away – no teaching of online classes other than to respond to messages and/or emails at night. It is our recommendation that you make arrangements for your courses for the week that you will be attending AMTE. Participants must commit to full engagement in AMTE for the week in order to gain all of the benefits from the experience.
For questions, please contact the 2024 AMTE Director Derrick Griffey at masterteacher@nacc.edu
You can visit the AMTE website at https://www.nacc.edu/AMTE.
For more information about Northeast Alabama Community College, visit https://www.nacc.edu/.
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