NHSTE Technology Awards Online Nomination

Deadline for nominations: Friday, October 28, 2011.

Each year NHSTE recognizes and honors two individuals (one leader and one teacher) who, through their extraordinary work and accomplishments, have made a significant impact in the field of educational technology. A committee reviews award nominees and two winners are selected. Winners will be recognized at the Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference and will receive a $1000 cash prize, a one-year NHSTE membership, acknowledgement from our NH State Governor, and will be nominated for national recognition.

The NHSTE awards selection committee is now accepting online nominations for these prestigious awards through October 28, 20110. Please consider nominating (or renominating) a friend or colleague who you feel has made a significant positive impact on technology use in education.

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:
  
  • The nominee must a PK-12 classroom teacher.
  • The nominee's work has had a significant positive impact on technology use in education; locally, regionally, statewide and/or nationally.
  • The nominee works tirelessly to genuinely improve the quality of education
  • The nominee demonstrates improved student performance with application of technology.
  • The nominee has shared ideas and contributed to the profession by presenting at professional conferences, seminars, and or workshops or publishing articles in print or through electronic media.
  
  
• NHSTE Susan Janosz Technology Impact Award Selection Criteria:
  
  • The nominee is not a PK-16 teacher
  • The nominee has provided leadership in a public or private PK-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 initiative or program to facilitate partnerships with business and/or legislative initiatives to advance the use of technology in education.
  • The nominee supports technology within the context of school reform, restructuring and improvement.
  • The nominee demonstrates 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).

For more information or questions, please contact Andrea O'Neil, NHSTE Awards Chair, at oneil.andrea@gmail.com or 603.483.2769 x201.

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