Program Excellence Award

Sponsored by ITEEA and Paxton/Patterson, The Program Excellence Award is one of the highest honors given to technology and engineering education programs at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The Program Excellence Award is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession and students.

Congrats to ITEEA's 2023 Program Excellence Winners!

Awards - PE - Winners 2023

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: BEFORE SUBMITTING AN INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION, PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR STATE HAS AN AFFILIATE ORGANIZATION. IF SO, PLEASE CONTACT THE STATE'S AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT APPLYING FOR THIS AWARD. 

 

Corporate Sponsor: PAXTON PATTERSON 

Deadline: November 1

What is the Program Excellence Award?

Sponsored by ITEEA and Paxton/Patterson, The Program Excellence Award is one of the highest honors given to technology and engineering education programs at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The Program Excellence Award is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession and students. Awards are given to one program from each category at the elementary, middle, and high school levels from every state (within the USA and its territories) as well as internationally based on ITEEA International Center Agreements.

The Program Excellence Award program is designed to recognize superior K-12 technology and engineering education programs from around the world. These award-winning programs serve as a standard for comparison and models for the development of other programs. Therefore, it is essential that each program selected and recognized reflects contemporary technology engineering education.

Awardees serve as models for their colleagues, inspiration to their communities, and leaders in their region, province, or state as proponents of advancing technological literacy for all.

Why Apply?

In addition to recognizing outstanding teaching in Technology and Engineering, the program provides teachers with an opportunity to build a lasting network with colleagues across the world. This growing and vital network of award-winning teachers serves as an unparalleled vital resource for improving public understanding of technology and engineering through integrative STEM education and its contributions to the world in which we live.

Who is Eligible?

All programs at the elementary and secondary levels that meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • The teacher(s) and/or the school must be (or become) a member of ITEEA and their respective State/Provincial Association or International Center.
  • The program must reflect a high quality technology and engineering education (integrative STEM education) philosophy and curriculum structure and it must incorporate effective teaching strategies.  

The Award Process:

STEP 1: NOMINATION

ANYONE—principals, teachers, parents, students, or members of the general public—may nominate exceptional technology and engineering programs in Grades K-12. Nominations may be submitted for more than one teacher if multiple teachers are involved in the program. Teachers may also nominate their own program.

US/International Applicants - Click here to NOMINATE/APPLY yourself or someone else if you teach within the USA and its territories.

The deadline to submit a nomination form and supporting materials is November 1 of each year.

STEP 2: SELECTION

All applications will undergo the following review process:

At the state level, a committee will review each application and determine which applicant/program provides the best overall Technology and Engineering STEM education (Integrative STEM Education) program while utilizing contemporary teaching strategies. The state coordinator /affiliate representative will forward all final award nominations to ITEEA.

International school programs at the elementary, middle, or high school levels may submit the nomination form from any region, country and province outside the USA and its territories. Once the submission is received, a representative from the ITEEA Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, along with an authorized local representative, will review their application and notify the applicant of the results.

ITEEA will recognize each state/province/International Center winning program at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels at its Annual Conference.

All applicants will be notified as to the status of their application by November 15.

Questions? iteea@iteea.org or call 703.860.2100.