Outstanding University Teacher Award, Tenured
Terry Husband, Ph.D.
- Professor Early Childhood Education in the School of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University.
- Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 2008.
My motivation to become a college professor comes from …
My motivation to become a college professor comes from having a number of caring, responsive, and supportive professors in undergraduate and graduate school.
The three most valuable or important methods/approaches/attitudes/etc. that I bring to my teaching practice are …
Fostering high expectations for all students. Developing caring, nurturing, and positive relationships with students. A commitment to issues of inclusion, diversity, justice, and equity in the classroom.
The resource or person that has been the most important influence in my teaching career is … (and why)
Seretta Archer has been the most important influence in my teaching career. As an academic advisor during my undergraduate years, she believed in my ability and encouraged me to go to graduate school and become a professor. In addition, she went above and beyond the "call of duty" to help me get accepted in graduate school at The Ohio State University and to secure funding.
If you asked my students what makes me an effective teacher, I would hope that they would say … and/but I think that they would actually say …
He really cares about us and provide many realistic examples for us to use in our future classrooms …
Regarding my teaching accomplishments, I am proudest about …
Helping a student who was experiencing a deep intrapersonal issue navigate through her student teaching semester in a successful manner.
Best compliment that I’ve received from a student was …
"I never would have made it without you!"
The best moment/event in my teaching career is … and from it I learned …
Receiving the Student Access and Accommodation Services Advocacy Award. We can make a tremendous difference in the lives of students through simple-small kind interactions and gestures on a regular basis.
“Teaching is the social process of actively constructing knowledge in a variety of different socially, culturally, and technologically responsive and equitable ways.”