Newswise — The National Center for Family Literacy announced today that it is accepting applications for the 2012 Toyota Teacher of the Year.
The winner will receive $20,000 for his or her program as well as a free trip to the 2012 National Conference on Family Literacy, which will be held from March 25 through March 27 in San Diego. This will be the 16th year for the annual award. Criteria with an emphasis on parental engagement and a doubled grant prize are both new this year.
The application, which should be completed online at http://www.famlit.org/toyota-teacher-of-the-year-nomination-form/, is due no later than Feb. 1.
The winner will be chosen by a panel of NCFL family literacy specialists, who will review nominations looking for high-performing teachers with the following criteria:
• Serve families in a family literacy program, Title I elementary school, preschool or community organization based in the United States.
• Serve parents and children with a strong intergenerational approach to helping them learn together and/or use innovative ways to engage parents in their children’s education;
• Exhibit a record of success;
• Have novel ideas for expanding their program to benefit families and/or reach to engage more families; and
• Serve communities and families with high literacy and socioeconomic needs.
The selected educator will be honored at the National Conference on Family Literacy along with receiving the grant, and one runner-up will receive a $2,500 grant for his/her program and a scholarship to the conference. The recipients will be notified by early March.
The form must be completed by the nominee’s principal/director/supervisor, and nominee must answer the final question. Programs may nominate up to two educators but must submit a separate online nomination form for each.
For more information and guidelines, visit:http://www.famlit.org/toyota-teacher-of-the-year-award-selection-criteria/.
ABOUT NCFLThe National Center for Family Literacy is the worldwide leader in family literacy. More than 1 million families have made positive educational and economic gains as a result of NCFL’s work, which includes training more than 150,000 teachers and thousands of volunteers. For more information, contact 1-877-FAMLIT-1 or visit www.famlit.org.
ABOUT TOYOTASince 1991, Toyota and NCFL have forged successful programs to promote family literacy in the United States. Today, the Toyota/NCFL partnership accounts for 256 family literacy sites in 50 cities and 30 states. As part of this partnership, the Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year award has been presented annually since 1997 and recognizes individual teachers’ contributions to improving literacy among youth and adults. Additional information on Toyota’s commitment to improving education nationwide is available at www.toyota.com/about/our_commitment/philanthropy/education.
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