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The Teaching Excellence Award program honors outstanding educators across North
America. Through sponsorship of existing national, state, provincial and educational
agency award programs, the TEA program supports teachers who've demonstrated
themselves to be leading ambassadors for education in their communities. (NOTE:
the TEA program does not administer a teacher nomination or selection process.)
TEA recipients are recognized through sponsorship of the following programs:
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State Teacher of the Year awards |
U.S. State Teacher of the Year 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 (or District Teachers of the Year) with a technology
award for their classrooms as well.
Each state and extra-state jurisdiction is eligible to nominate one
Teacher of the Year for the National Teacher of the Year award program
(NTOY), 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 awards.
See how the TEA program honors State Teachers of the Year by visiting
our State Teacher of the Year Yearbook. Further
information about nominating someone or applying for a State Teacher of
the Year award may be obtained from your state education agency.
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| Alberta
Excellence in Teaching awards (Canada) |
The Excellence in Teaching Awards, administered by Alberta Education,
recognizes outstanding Alberta teachers. Each year, three teachers are
selected 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 provincial
Excellence in Teaching 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 Innovative
Use of Technology award recipients annually.
See how the TEA program honors Alberta’s teachers by visiting our
Alberta Excellence in Teaching
Awards Yearbook. Further information about nominating someone or applying
for a SMARTer Kids Foundation Innovative Use of Technology Award may be
obtained from Alberta Education.
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| MACUL
Outstanding Teacher and Educator of the Year |
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 (school administrator or technology coordinator) and an Outstanding
Teacher of the Year. The TEA program also provides a technology award
to one runner-up in each of these award categories, and to the recipient
of the Technology Coordinator Award of Excellence.
Further information about nominating someone or applying for an Outstanding
Educator or Teacher award may be obtained from MACUL.
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Visit the Teaching Excellence Award yearbook
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