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All-USA Teacher Team
nominations sought by USA Today; due April 19
USA Today
is now accepting nominations for its seventh All-USA Teacher Team. The
annual recognition program honors 20 K-12 teachers as representatives of all
outstanding educators. The 20 individuals and instructional teams named to
the First Team will be featured in USA Today in October 2004 and will
receive trophies. A cash award of $2,500 will be shared by each of the
First Team educators and their schools.
Nominations must be
postmarked by April 19. For more information or to download a nomination
form, log on to
www.allstars.usatoday.com.
Nominees must be
fully-certified teachers K-12 teaching full-time during the 03-04 school
year; individuals must have at least four years of experience, including the
03-04 school year. Teams of up to four teachers who team teach—i.e. they
collaborate to plan, teach and evaluate the same group of
students—are eligible to be nominated as an instructional team. Team
members must average at least four years of teaching experience, including
the 03-04 school year.
Teaches may be
nominated by anyone willing to describe their accomplishments in writing,
including administrators, colleagues, past and present students and parents,
and community volunteers. No self-nominations are accepted; the nomination
form includes a portion that the teacher must complete, describing how
he/she has achieved the success described by the nominators. |
