Benefit Buzz
Helpful reminders about how to participate in the many benefits of ISTE’s Affiliate Program.
Share ISTE Content With Your Members ** NEW **
As an ISTE Affiliate representative, you have a great opportunity to share valuable ISTE resources and information with your members. Our aim is to strengthen the relationship between your organization and ISTE, disseminate helpful information to all who share our vision, and provide you with a robust menu of content for your member communications.
This Affiliate program benefit has been vastly improved to offer a wide range of content for your use without financial and logistical burden to you. There are a number of resources that are always available at no cost, such as ISTE Update, membership announcements, Washington Notes, staff-generated articles in Learning & Leading with Technology (L&L), and more.
The bonus is that now your Affiliate may republish up to four feature articles a year from L&L at no cost, plus two articles from the journals (JRTE or JCTE). Additional articles beyond those have been greatly reduced in price to make them affordable.
All the details about what’s available and how to access content are spelled out in a helpful chart on the Affiliate wiki. We also sent these instructions via the Affiliate listserve in mid-March.
As you begin to use these materials, please post your comments and suggestions on the wiki. We’d love to hear which articles and pieces of information are most helpful to your membership, and how you’re using the content.
A special thank you to Ralph Leonard, president of ACCE in Austraila, for his leadership with this topic, and to all of you who participated in the survey. Your input was invaluable.
ISTE Awards
Join with us as we recognize and reward outstanding effort to improve teaching, learning, and school leadership. Make sure you and your members are aware of all award opportunities available through ISTE. See the list below and learn more about each award by following the links to the ISTE Web site.
If you have questions about any of these awards, contact Terra Sieberman at ISTE, tsieberman@iste.org, or 800.336.5191 x257, 541.434.8906.
Outstanding Teacher/Leader Awards. Unique to Affiliates – only active ISTE Affiliates may submit nominations. Recognizes and honors one leader and one teacher who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in implementing technology to improve education. Deadline: March 24, 2008.
SIGMS—SIG Media Specialist Technology Innovation Award. *NEW* Honors teams of a school librarian and collaborating teacher who have conducted an exemplary technology program extending beyond the library to meet the needs of classroom students and teachers. Deadline: Extended to March 31, 2008.
Making IT Happen is an internationally-recognized awards program for educators in the field of educational technology integration in K–12 schools. The program identifies and rewards educational technology leaders around the world for their commitment and innovation. Affiliates select their own winners; ISTE supports your choice with award materials and recognition. Deadline: ongoing.
These deadlines have past, but you should be aware of these opportunities:
Kay L. Bitter Vision Award for Excellence in Technology Based PreK–2 Education. A scholarship awarded to a PK–2 educator who has demonstrated vision and creativity in a project or program that effectively integrates technology in the classroom and/or school. Deadline: March 7, 2008.
Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology. Presented jointly by T.H.E. Journal and ISTE, this award recognizes U.S. school districts that exhibit effectiveness and innovation in the application of technology. Deadline: March 14, 2008.
SIGTel Online Learning Awards. Awards creative educators for their pioneering use of telelearning activities to provide innovative learning opportunities for students in Grades K–16. Deadline: March 15, 2008.
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