The Amit and Meena Chakma Awards for Exceptional Teaching by a Student for 2019 will be presented to four student teachers at Convocation this June. Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs Jeff Casello made the announced at Monday's meeting of the University's Senate.
Abramovitch is being recognized by students and faculty members for his leadership, patience, and dedication in teaching while serving as a teaching assistant for CHEM 310. A student described Abramovitch’s teaching as exceptional because of “his passion towards the subject and his passion towards his students.”
He is characterized by his students as “very open and approachable” who often went out of his way to be available and present in his students’ learning. He would “question, probe, and attempt to get the student to explain his/her reasoning for their thoughts instead of simply giving the answer”. Many students reflected that Abramovitch had made a significant impact on their learning personally and made working with him very engaging and beneficial.
A faculty member who supervised Abramovitch in his teaching commented that he “put himself 300% into the course material, not just in time, but in effort that was well appreciated by the students”. Additionally, he filled in for six lectures “with aplomb and excellence.” A student highlighted that Abramovitch “went above and beyond the expectations for his role as a TA and even took on teaching the course.”
This year’s Amit and Meena Chakma Award winners also include, Apratim Chakraborty (Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering), Heidi Fernandes (School of Pharmacy), and Caelan Wang (Department of Combinatorics & Optimization).
Congratulations, Marcus!