U.S. State Teacher of the Year (STOY) programs are independently administered by state departments of education or education agencies. The TEA program sponsors U.S. State Teacher of the Year programs by donating educational technology products to recognized state recipients. A TEA Technology Classroom is presented to each State Teacher of the Year. In some cases, multiple State Teachers of the Year are recognized by state agencies and by the TEA program. The TEA program presents State Teacher of the Year finalists with a technology award for their classrooms as well.

See how the TEA program honors State Teachers of the Year by visiting our TEA Yearbook. Further information about nominating someone or applying for a State Teacher of the Year award may be obtained from your state education agency.

Each State Teacher of the Year is automatically nominated for the National Teacher of the Year (NTOY) award, administered by the Council of Chief State School Officers. The TEA program provides national nominees with product training and various professional development opportunities during events held in conjunction with the National Teacher of the Year program.

The Excellence in Teaching Awards, administered by Alberta Education, recognize outstanding Alberta teachers. As part of the awards, three teachers are selected each year to receive a SMARTer Kids Foundation Innovative Use of Technology Award. Recipients of this award are presented a TEA Technology Classroom. In addition, the Foundation awards 20 Excellence-in-Teaching award recipients with a technology award for their classrooms.

The TEA program began sponsoring the Excellence in Teaching Awards in 2003. Of the 23 award recipients selected that year, one teacher was selected to receive a SMARTer Kids Foundation Innovative Use of Technology Award. In 2004, the Foundation expanded its sponsorship to include three recipients annually.

See how the TEA program honors Alberta’s teachers by visiting our TEA Yearbook. Further information about nominating someone or applying for a SMARTer Kids Foundation Innovative Use of Technology Award may be obtained from Alberta Education.

The Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) recognizes and honors MACUL members who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in implementing the use of technology to improve education.

The TEA program presents a TEA Technology Classroom to two recognized MACUL recipients – an Outstanding Educator of the Year (a school administrator or technology coordinator) and an Outstanding Teacher of the Year. The TEA program also provides a technology award to one finalist in each of these categories.

Further information about nominating someone or applying for an Outstanding Educator or Teacher award may be obtained from MACUL.