NHSTE Technology Awards Online Nomination

Deadline for nominations: Friday, October 30, 2009.

Thank you for electing to nominate a colleague for one of the NHSTE Technology Awards. We are pleased to be able to provide these awards to celebrate the work of New Hampshire educators and to honor one leader and one teacher who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in implementing technology to improve education in New Hampshire.

The link below will take you to the online nomination form. Please read through this page to make sure you have all of your information ready. You will need to have all of the information ready when you submit the nomination or it will not be accepted.

You will need to have the following information for both you as the nominator and the nominee:

• First and Last Name
• Organization
• Title
• Postal address, including street, city, state and zip code
• Email address
• Phone Number

In addition, you will need to have three documents ready to upload. Each of these documents must be provided in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). If you need a way to convert other formats to PDF, you can use the Zamzar website to do so. Additionally, the file names should end in the extension ".pdf".

• Nominee's resume
• Two letters of Recommendation about the nominee

Finally, you will need to know which award you will be nominating this person for. Use this information to decide which one is most appropriate.

• NHSTE Pat Keyes Technology-Using Educator Award Selection Criteria:
  
  • Functioned as a public or private PreK-16 teacher providing direct instruction in a New Hampshire school(s).
  • Developed effective units integrating educational technology.
  • Demonstrated improved student performance with application of technology.
  • Shared ideas/initiatives in formal and informal arenas using traditional and electronic methods.
• NHSTE Susan Janosz Technology Impact Award Selection Criteria:
  
  • Provided leadership in a public or private PreK-16 New Hampshire school(s).
  • The nominee's work has had a significant positive impact on technology use in education locally, statewide, regionally and/or nationally.
  • The nominee has involved the community in the ininiative or program to facilitate partnerships with business and/or legislative initiatives to advance the use of technology in education.
  • Supported technology within the context of school reform, restructuring and improvement.
  • Demonstrated a commitment to ongoing self-education by keeping abreast of emerging technologies.
  • The quality of education and/or work experience has been significantly advanced in the nominee's workplace as a result of the nominee's efforts.
  • In the past, this award has gone to Technology Directors, Technology Coordinators, Technology Integrationists, Curriculum Coordinators, Media Specialists/Generalists, SAU Administration (i.e., Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents) and/or School District Administrators (i.e., Principals and Vice Principals).

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