The CEC Teacher of the Year Award

Required Materials 

The nomination packet is divided into the following sections:

• Nominee’s Work (Responses may be entered online or uploaded).
  • Describe how the nominee's instructional practices or programs result in an effective learning environment and how they are appropriate and individualized for students. Include any collaborative efforts with other teachers in which the nominee is involved. (750-word maximum)
  • Describe how the nominee provides an engaging environment for diverse students (e.g., different learning styles, exceptionalities, cultural and/or linguistic differences). (750-word maximum)
• Nominee’s Statement (Responses may be entered online or uploaded).
  • Describe how CEC has positively benefited your practice and the two most critical issues CEC has helped you overcome. (500-word maximum)
• Nominee’s Statement (Responses may be entered online or uploaded).
  • Describe a lesson or unit that defines you as a special education teacher. How did you engage students of all backgrounds and abilities in learning? How did that learning influence your students? How are your beliefs about teaching demonstrated in this lesson or unit? (500-word maximum)
• Resumé or Vitae of Nominee 
• Letter of Recommendation 
  • Please include one letter of recommendation (separate from the nominator) from a colleague, supervisor, or other professionals documenting the nominee’s efforts in meeting the award criteria.

Selection Considerations 

•     The CEC Honors Committee has the authority to give only one CEC Teacher of the Year Award or opt not to grant the award in any given year  •    NOTE: With their permission, individuals nominated for this award but who are not selected may be included in the pool of nominees the following year. If the nominator who originally submitted the nomination intends to resubmit it for a second year, they may do so by sending a letter of intent to the Honors Committee Staff Liaison (see below)o. The previous nomination materials can be reused. 

Rules and Instructions for Nomination  

• All nomination materials must be submitted by 11:59 pm ET, October 18, 2022.
• The nomination form is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TVQBRF2  
• Supporting materials may uploaded into the online nomination form as PDF, doc or docx files. If you are unable to upload them, please email them to Sharon Rodriguez.  
• Please use the file name to clearly label each section and all nomination materials (e.g., “John_Smith_TOY_Award.doc” or John_Smith_TOY_Nomination_Form.doc”) 
• All materials submitted become the property of CEC and will not be returned. 
• Posthumous nominations are not accepted.

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