Pearson Education Teacher Educator of the Year Award

Recognising excellence in teaching Education

Pearson Education Australia is pleased to announce that the Pearson Education Teacher Educator of the Year Award will be offered again in 2008. The aim of the award is to encourage and recognise innovative teaching practices in Teacher Education at a university level.

Nominations will be accepted from tutors, lecturers and senior lecturers, whose primary activity is teaching in undergraduate or postgraduate Education courses. The Pearson Education Teacher Educator of the Year Award is judged by the ATEA.

The Award consists of $3,000 and a plaque and will be presented at the ATEA Conference in 2008.

Selection Criteria

• Interest and enthusiasm for teaching and for promoting student learning
• Ability to organise course material and to present it cogently and imaginatively
• Command of subject matter, including the incorporation in teaching of recent developments in the field of study
• Provision of appropriate student assessment, including the provision of worthwhile feedback to students on their learning
• Professional and systematic approach to teaching development
• Participation in professional activities and research relating to teaching

Applications

To apply for the Pearson Education Teacher Educator of the Year Award simply download the Rules, Criteria and Nomination Form (PDF 175KB), attached and complete it using the Rules of Entry as a guideline. Nominations must be submitted using the Nomination form, with all details complete. Three copies of all materials should be submitted. They should be received no later than 5:00pm, Friday 25 April, 2008.

For more information, click here to go to the ATEA website.

Enquiries

Mail
Pauline Stewart
Marketing Manager
Pearson Education Australia
Level 3, Unit 4, 14 Aquatic Drive
Frenchs Forest, NSW 2086

Email: pauline.stewart@pearsoned.com.au
Phone: (07) 3016 7317

Conditions

• Nominees must be current financial members of ATEA
• No correspondence will be entered into.
• The judges' decision is final and they reserve the right not to make an award if the criteria are not met.
• Entrants must be currently employed within an Australian or New Zealand university.
• Education teaching being evaluated must have taken place within an Australian or New Zealand university during 2007/8.
• Winner and entrants may be requested to be available for publicity purposes.