2009 ISTE SIG MEDIA SPECIALIST TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARD
This annual award sponsored by Linworth Publishing, Inc. and Follett Software Company will be presented to three 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. The purpose of this award is to identify, promote, and sustain excellence in collaborative and innovative technology-based projects driven by the school library media center in support of curricular and instructional needs in elementary, middle, and high schools. Read about the 2008 winners
Entry Information:
- The award will be presented to three teams of a school librarian and a collaborating teacher—one elementary, or its equivalent, one middle, or its equivalent, and one high school, or its equivalent—at ISTE’s annual NECC conference.
- Submission process opens officially on January 15, 2009. Deadline to submit is March 31, 2009 5:00 P.M. PDT.
- Submission form and nomination statement (MS Word, 160 KB)
- Submission form and nomination statement (PDF, 847 KB)
Award:
Awardees will be notified in April and highlighted at the NECC conference. In addition, winners will receive:
- A one-year membership to ISTE (2 per team)
- Be featured in an article by Library Media Connection and Learning and Leading with Technology magazines
- $1000.00 cash award payable to the school media center (1 per team)
- $500 NECC travel stipend, if attending NECC, for each team
- NECC registration for each team member, if attending NECC
- $1000.00 professional library from Linworth Publishing (1 per team)
- A one-year subscription to Library Media Connection magazine (1 per person)
- A plaque (one per team)
- Promotional opportunities
Criteria for Assessment:
Winners will be scored on a rubric that is assessed by a team of education professionals
- A 400 dpi photo of each nominee
- A completed submission form with resume and nomination statement
- A one-page letter of recommendation from a principal or assistant principle stating how their leadership supported the project
- A signed release form (will be sent to winners only)
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