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AEF Arizona Teacher of the Year Contest 2018

Applications are invited by the Arizona Educational Foundation for “The AEF Arizona Teacher of the Year Contest”.  Applying for the contest you have completed at least four (4) full years as a classroom teacher at the time the application is submitted for consideration. The program is built to enhance the capabilities of Arizona’s schools, strengthen the teaching profession, design high-quality curricula, and stimulate high student achievement. The total award amount of the scholarship is $21,000.

The Arizona Educational Foundation fosters excellence in education by administering statewide programs that enhance the capabilities of Arizona’s schools to strengthen the teaching profession, design high-quality curricula, stimulate high student achievement, cultivate partnerships with schools and businesses, and celebrate the successes in K-12 public education in Arizona.

Eligibility:

To be considered, applicants must comply with all the following requirements:

  • Spend the majority (over 50%) of the school day in direct instruction to students;
  • Be certified to teach Pre-Kindergarten – 12th Grade (or combination) in Arizona at a state-accredited public school;
  • Have completed at least four (4) full years as a classroom teacher at the time the application is submitted for consideration;
  • Be a full-time teacher and plan to continue in an active teaching status through 2018;
  • Not have been selected in as an AEF™ Teacher of the Year, Semifinalist or, Ambassador for Excellence in the past.

How to Apply:

Financial Aid and Award Money:             

  • Arizona Teacher of the Year (1):
  1. $15,000 cash
  2. Meet the President of the United States (pending per each administration)
  3. One week at International Space Camp in Huntsville, AL
  4. National State Teacher of the Year Program Induction Conference
  5. Full scholarship to Argosy University/Phoenix
  6. AZK12 Center Scholarship (Complimentary Coaching Saturdays, Summer Institute, Working Retreat)
  7. Professional speech and storytelling training
  8. Participation in Fiesta Bowl Parade on APS fire engine
  9. Arizona State Teacher of the Year ring from Herff Jones
  10. Free field trip to the Arizona Science Center (teachers can choose to build a customized package that includes CREATE)
  11. Free professional development workshop at the Arizona Science Center’s CREATE (Maker Mindset: Learning by Doing or CREATE, Play, Hack:  Game Design)
  • Four Ambassadors for Excellence:
  1. $5,000 cash
  2. Partial scholarship (50%) to Argosy University/ Phoenix
  3. AZK12 Center Scholarship (Complimentary Coaching Saturdays, Summer Institute, Working Retreat)
  4. Professional speech and storytelling training
  5. Participation in Fiesta Bowl Parade on APS fire engine
  6. Free field trip to the Arizona Science Center (teachers can choose to build a customized package that includes CREATE)
  • Five Semifinalists:
  1. $1,000 cash
  2. Partial scholarship (25%) to Argosy University/Phoenix
  3. AZK12 Center Teacher Leadership Institute registration

 

Application Deadline: 

  • The deadline for the online application submission is 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 18, 2017.
  • The application deadline for the submission of Nomination Forms are 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 31, 2017