(September 2004 – August 2005)

Sixty U.S. State Teachers of the Year for 2005 were awarded technology packages and product training through the Teaching Excellence Award program. The technology package included the following products:

	A SMART Board interactive whiteboard and floor stand courtesy of SMART Technologies Inc.
	25 copies of SMART Ideas concept-mapping software courtesy of SMARTTechnologies Inc.
	An NEC VT470 projector courtesy of NEC Solutions (America), Visual Systems Division
	A Dana by AlphaSmart Palm OS laptop alternative courtesy of AlphaSmart, Inc.
	A Kar2ouche Composer network site license and two topic titles courtesy of Immersive Education Ltd.
	A Krucible® software single-user license courtesy of Immersive Education Ltd.
	A 32-pad Classroom Performance System (CPS) courtesy of eInstruction Corp.

U.S. State Teacher of the Year finalists (or District Teachers of the Year) for 2005 received a licensed copy of SMART Ideas concept-mapping software courtesy of SMART Technologies Inc.

2005 State Teachers of the Year visit the Battle of Iwo Jima memorial following their tech-champions workshop.

Yearbook
This yearbook is a tribute to the 2005 U.S. State Teachers of the Year. It chronicles the major events of the teachers as they travel the exciting journey of a National Teacher of the Year (NTOY) nominee.

	Meet the 2005 Teachers of the Year. Who are they, and what are their personal beliefs about teaching in America?
	Teacher of the Year technology training day January 20, 2005, Dallas, TX
	Teacher of the Year tech-champions workshop April 19, 2005, Washington, DC
	SMARTer Kids Foundation hosted dinner April 19, 2005, Washington, DC
	White House ceremony April 20, 2005, Washington, DC
	NTOY gala reception and dinner April 20, 2005, Washington, DC
	Space Camp July, 2005, Huntsville, Alabama

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