The ISTE Literacy Network's 2020 award for an exceptional educator/practice - Nominate a colleague / apply for yourself!

The ISTE Literacy PLN (Professional Learning Network) announces its 2020 annual award!

Colleagues are encouraged to submit a nomination/application for
the ISTE Literacy Network annual SPOTLIGHT Literacy PRACTICE AWARD

ISTE PLN Award Winners receive:

• An engraved award acknowledging the recipient’s outstanding achievement
• A one-year basic individual ISTE membership
• Recognition in ISTE publications and on the iste.org website
• Recognition at the ISTE Conference & Expo
• Opportunities to contribute to the field (blog, magazine, other volunteer opportunity)

To apply, please address each of the following:

1.      Q: What to offer for consideration? A: An Original or original modification/personalization of a known instructional practice/approach

2.      Describe the significant learning goal the practice addresses

3.      Give a clear, full description of the practice: What’s done? What’s accomplished? What’s the significance?

4.      Give a Description of how the practice is implemented (not necessarily a full lesson/activity plan but enough elements of one so that colleagues may understand and plan to implement the practice

5.      Give Evidence of implementation (photos or captures of materials, the practice in implementation, student work samples, etc.)

6.      Describe the Replicability of the practice: Can colleagues replicate implementation of the practice?

      What would be needed to do so? Give links to any ancillary online tutorials that would support implementation (not necessarily produced personally, may be tutorials found online that would provide support for colleagues interest in replicating the practice offered in the application)

7.      Include an endorsement of the practice by an instructional supervisor and/or colleague (a short statement assuring that practice has been implemented and is worthy of note and replication by colleagues).

8.      How to apply?
(Educators may apply for a colleague or apply for themselves).

ISTE has set up the following:

• Application form - for anyone who wants to nominate themselves/apply for an award for themselves
  AND
• Nomination form for anyone who wants to nominate someone other than themselves for an award. Submitting this form will send an email to the person they nominated, inviting that person to then fill out the application form for the award: 
  
  BOTH FORMS @: https://www.iste.org/membership/awards/PLN-Awards 

        Questions about the award or application? Email         literacyspecialinterest@gmail.com
       
      Please CC markgura@verizon.net

 

T                  TIMELINE:

February 3, 2020 Nominations begin
March 1, 2020 Nominations end
March 2020 Nominations reviewed
April 2020 Winners notified
May 2020 Winners press release