Late last week, a very simple, but very IMPORTANT update was sent out from the MACUL office about the upcoming awards for the 2010 conference. While most people have heard of the awards, I think there’s often a misconception about how these honors are awarded to our members. Because MACUL is a member-oriented organization, the membership is responsible for nominating individuals. It would be difficult for the small Grants & Awards Committee to come up with a list of nominations on their own, as MACUL has more than 3,000 members! So we on the MACUL Board rely on you, the members to nominate your picks. Then following the scoring rubric, the Grants & Awards Committee can choose the winners from the nominations.
Which takes me back to that misconception; MACUL can’t award such wonderful prizes as an interactive whiteboard, digital projector, wireless slates, and “clickers” without the help of the membership. That’s right, thanks to our sponsors, the SMARTer Kids Foundation, there’s a seriously awesome amount of technology that will be awarded to the both the Outstanding Educator AND Teacher of the year! And all it takes is to nominate one of your colleagues. Follow the link below to read about the nomination process, and what you have to submit in order to honor one of your colleagues, and possibly score a really nice setup for them to expand their teaching and learning opportunities in their classroom! Hurry, because the deadline is January 14th!
