Working Draft for KU Technology Award

The University of Kansas
School of Education
Outstanding Faculty
Award of Excellence for Innovative Technology in Education
Award of Excellence in Technology Education
Innovative Technology in Education Award
Outstanding Faculty Technology Innovation in Education Award
Distinguished Faculty Technology in Education Award
Distinguished Technology Educator Awards
Faculty Technology Achievements in Education Award
Emerging Technology in Education Award
Outstanding Teachers and Programs in Technology Education
Technology Education Teacher Excellence Award

Introduction:

- We want to recognize one of our faculty members for their extraordinary use of technology to enhanced teaching.
- We want to see the extraordinary and diverse ways you are advancing teaching and learning.
- Celebrate high quality innovative use of technology in teaching
- Identify and reward exemplary teachers
- Exemplify excellence in Technology Education
- High Achieving, inspirational teachers

Criteria:

- Had a positive impact on technology use in education
- Innovative at making Technology Education an integral part of the course curiculum
- Master Teacher who has demonstrated a creative and effective approach to integrating technology into their classroom instruction, and shared their training and resources with colleagues with measurable results.
- Shown innovation to change, improve, enhance, or further education
- Demonstrate an innovative classroom approach incorporating the principles and processes of ___
- Original program or technique
- Made a contribution to the profession
- The development of materials that promote the effective delivery of Technology Education
- Achievement and contributions over and above the assigned work load
- Substantial positive impact on students
- Improved Student Learning
- Improved Student Achievements
- Improvement in Educational Design and Delivery
- Technology enhanced instruction is supplemented with media-rich hands-on coursework and projects by students
- Recognize teachers who have developed the best methods for using technology in instruction
- KU School of Education Faculty
- Improve Instructional Effectiveness
- Goal is to inspire and promote instructional uses of technology in education
- The award is designed specifically to recognize an educator who has gone above expectations
- Produce models of excellence in technology teaching
- Recognize outstanding contributions to the profession and students
- Utilizes Community resources by reaching beyond the classroom walls
- Your use of Technology has transformed your teaching in a positive way
- You demonstrate the use of technology to provide greater collaboration among teachers or students
- You use technology to provide improvements in school/community interactions
- Developed a new curriculum unit incorporating new standards
- Describe the project's impact on student achievement
- Identified success measurement
- Teacher is a facilitator
- Integrate academics with core technologies
- Exemplify state-of-the-art in Technology

Judging:

- Winners will be selected by a review committee, coordinated by Learning Generation.
- Winners will be notified at the end of _______by______
- Summary and Samples of Activities
- High Quality
- Learner Centered
- Performance Excellence
- Portraits of Learning-Student Vision & Creative Expression
- Powerful Models
- Submit examples of innovative classroom activities developed using current technology
- Application of Technology Standards
- Technology Knowledge and Skills Enhanced
- Curriculum Integration
- Research Based
- Communication
- Teaching/Learning Styles
- Motivation
- Evaluation
- Peer coaching
- 10 Point Rubric
- Summary ___number of pages
- Leadership
- Planning meets curriculum guidelines and standards
- Information and analysis of data to support the action plan
- Lessons aligned with objectives
- Production and delivery is well designed
- Successful Data Driven Proven Results
- Blue Ribbon Panel will be used to judge the portfolios
- Problem Based, Project Based, Integrated, Authentic Real World Learning Experience?
- Outcome and impact
- Innovation, creativity
- Collaborations

Awards Categories:

- Outstanding Distance Educator
- Outstanding Use of Instructional Design Technology
- Outstanding Application of Instructional Design Technology
- Instructional Technology Inclusion
- Instructional Design & Delivery
- Outstanding Online Methodology
- Outstanding Multi-Media Instruction
- Outstanding Teaching
- Outstanding Leadership

Awards:

- All winners will receive a recognition plaque/trophy____
- We want to showcase our education stars in a Public announcement___ Annual winners posted on KU and Learning Generation Web Site
- Expenses-paid trip to ______conference
- Winners will receive $_________
- Individual cash award $____
- All awards will be presented at_______
- Receives a $______stipend to assist with conference expenses
- Selected to receive an unrestricted award of $_____from______
- New technology such as digital camcorder

Application Form:

- Individual or Group Nomination
- Name
- Title/Position
- Program
- Department
- Phone
- E-mail
- Please provide a narrative of no more than two pages in length describing how you or your colleague has utilized technology creatively to support education.
- Send supporting documentation such as web site URL videotapes statements from students or administrators.
- Copies of lesson plans or training materials
- Class projects or materials
- Portfolio representing innovative used of technology in the classroom using samples of classroom work representing the instructor's talents, proficiencies, and competency in the use of educational technology and media. Samples can include a lesson plans, web site, video, or electronic presentation.
- Send portfolios to ______

Potential Foundation Supporters:

- America Online
- Governor
- Kansas Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Education
- Office of Educational Research and Improvement
- Microsoft
- Macintosh
- International Technology Education Association
- National Institute for Standards and Technology

Requirements:

- Reserves the right to promote the prizewinner of the awards.
- Only KU faculty will be eligible to participate.

Deadline:

- Deadline for submissions is on _____
- Announcements will be made on ________
- Where to send submission________