What is the Program Excellence Award?
Sponsored by ITEEA and Paxton/Patterson, The Program Excellence Award is one of the highest honors given to technology and engineering education programs at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The Program Excellence Award is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession and students. Awards are given to one program from each category from every state.
The Program Excellence Award program is designed to recognize superior technology and engineering education programs in each state K-12. These award winning programs serve as a standard for comparison and models for the development of other programs. Therefore, it is essential that each program selected and recognized reflects contemporary technology engineering education.
Awardees serve as models for their colleagues, inspiration to their communities, and leaders in their state as proponents of advancing technological literacy for all.
Why Apply?
As an honoree and recipient of this recognition, each Program Excellence awardee receives a discounted registration to attend the ITEEA Annual conference. The Program Excellence recipient’s administrator(s) is offered a complimentary registration. Each teacher who is participating in the program will receive a free (1) year ITEEA Professional Electronic Membership. In addition to recognizing outstanding teaching in Technology and Engineering, the program provides teachers with an opportunity to build a lasting network with colleagues across the nation. This growing and vital network of award-winning teachers serves as an unparalleled vital resource for improving public understanding of technology and engineering through integrative STEM education and its contributions to the world in which we live.
Who is Eligible?
All programs at the elementary and secondary level that meet the following eligibility criteria:
THE AWARD PROCESS
STEP 1: NOMINATION
ANYONE—principals, teachers, parents, students, or members of the general public—may nominate exceptional technology and engineering programs in Grades K-12. Nominations may be submitted for more than one teacher if multiple teachers are involved in the program. Teachers may also nominate their own program.
Click here to NOMINATE yourself or someone else. The deadline to submit a nomination form and supporting materials is December 1 of each year.
STEP 2: SELECTION
All applications will undergo the following review process:
At the state level, a committee will review each application and determine which applicant best exemplifies excellence in teaching by utilizing activities/instruction that meet or exceed accepted state/national technology and engineering standards. The state coordinator/affiliate representative will forward all final award nominations to ITEEA.
At the national level, ITEEA will recognize each state’s winning teacher at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels at its Annual Conference.
All applicants will be notified as to the status of their application by February 15.
Questions? [email protected] or call 703.860.2100.
Sponsored by ITEEA and Paxton/Patterson, The Program Excellence Award is one of the highest honors given to technology and engineering education programs at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The Program Excellence Award is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession and students. Awards are given to one program from each category from every state.
The Program Excellence Award program is designed to recognize superior technology and engineering education programs in each state K-12. These award winning programs serve as a standard for comparison and models for the development of other programs. Therefore, it is essential that each program selected and recognized reflects contemporary technology engineering education.
Awardees serve as models for their colleagues, inspiration to their communities, and leaders in their state as proponents of advancing technological literacy for all.
Why Apply?
As an honoree and recipient of this recognition, each Program Excellence awardee receives a discounted registration to attend the ITEEA Annual conference. The Program Excellence recipient’s administrator(s) is offered a complimentary registration. Each teacher who is participating in the program will receive a free (1) year ITEEA Professional Electronic Membership. In addition to recognizing outstanding teaching in Technology and Engineering, the program provides teachers with an opportunity to build a lasting network with colleagues across the nation. This growing and vital network of award-winning teachers serves as an unparalleled vital resource for improving public understanding of technology and engineering through integrative STEM education and its contributions to the world in which we live.
Who is Eligible?
All programs at the elementary and secondary level that meet the following eligibility criteria:
- The teacher(s) and/or the school must be (or become) a member of ITEEA and their respective State Association.
- The program must reflect a high quality technology and engineering education (Integrative STEM education) philosophy and curriculum structure and it must incorporate effective teaching strategies.
THE AWARD PROCESS
STEP 1: NOMINATION
ANYONE—principals, teachers, parents, students, or members of the general public—may nominate exceptional technology and engineering programs in Grades K-12. Nominations may be submitted for more than one teacher if multiple teachers are involved in the program. Teachers may also nominate their own program.
Click here to NOMINATE yourself or someone else. The deadline to submit a nomination form and supporting materials is December 1 of each year.
STEP 2: SELECTION
All applications will undergo the following review process:
At the state level, a committee will review each application and determine which applicant best exemplifies excellence in teaching by utilizing activities/instruction that meet or exceed accepted state/national technology and engineering standards. The state coordinator/affiliate representative will forward all final award nominations to ITEEA.
At the national level, ITEEA will recognize each state’s winning teacher at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels at its Annual Conference.
All applicants will be notified as to the status of their application by February 15.
Questions? [email protected] or call 703.860.2100.