How to Apply
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Round One. This year we are opening nominations to the public and asking that all entry materials be sent electronically, to mcglothlin@blueridgepbs.org

The following elements should be sent no later than November 6, 2009:

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Resume or curriculum vitae that lists the nominee's

• education history

• employment history

• continuing professional development

• awards/honors

• conference or other presentations

• volunteer service to the community

Three letters of recommendation, forwarded from the authors. (Suggested sources: principals, supervisors, parents, colleagues, current or former students.)

Nominees must provide a personal statement about their teaching (limit is two (2) typewritten pages) that demonstrates how they fulfill the criteria of the McGlothlin Awards. Please include the answers to these important points:

• How do you bring the world to your classroom?

• Where would you choose to spend $10,000 of your award for international travel?

Round Two. For judging the 20 teachers selected from Round One, semifinalists must electronically submit a standards-based lesson plan (limit is 4 pages) and send us a DVD of themselves teaching that lesson to their students. Finalists are asked to grant rights to publish their lessons and/or use their videos on websites, in print or on the air. DO NOT SEND A VIDEO AND LESSON until you are notified you are a semifinalist.

Round Three. As the final step in this process, the judges will conduct interviews with the six finalists and their spokespersons through telephone and video conferencing.

Questions? Contact Sheila Campbell, Education Services Resources Manager, Blue Ridge PBS 888.332.7788 ext. 1765
 

The McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence

• The Awards' Purpose

• Who Is Eligible

• History

• The Judges

• How to Apply

• What the Judges Will Be Evaluating

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Special thanks go to Tom McGlothlin and the McGlothlin Foundation for making this important recognition of teaching excellence possible. The McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence are administered by Blue Ridge PBS's Education Services Department.