EDUCATION

What makes a Global Teacher Prize finalist? Performing biology songs and dances? Taking field trips to cemeteries? Developing a street-cleaning robot? Setting up a food production business? (Global Teacher Prize)

Get a head-start on next year’s $1 million Global Teacher Prize by joining the National Geographic Educator Community!

Teachers and future finalists—scroll down for a quick list of key resources, including today’s MapMaker Interactive map.

Discussion Ideas

• Why do you think the Global Teacher Prize is nicknamed the “Nobel Prize of teaching”?
  • It is a very prestigious, very lucrative award!
    • Global Teacher Prize winners will receive $1 million, distributed over 10 years. All winners must remain classroom teachers for five years after winning the prize.
    • Nobel Prize winners take home about $952,000 (the actual amount varies each year).

• Can you think of a classroom teacher to nominate for the Global Teacher Prize?
  • The criteria are:
    • Recognition from a teacher’s students, administrators, coworkers, and community.
    • Using “innovative and effective instructional practices and achieving demonstrable student learning outcomes in the classroom.”
    • Contributing to public debates on raising the bar of the teaching profession.
    • Encouraging others to join the teaching profession.
    • Preparing children to be global citizens.
    • Developing and sharing innovative thought leadership that has improved access to quality teaching and education for children of all backgrounds.
    • Accomplishments beyond the classroom that provide unique and distinguished models of excellence for the teaching profession.
  • Take a look at this year’s Top 10 Finalists for some inspiration!
  • Follow the Global Teacher Prize’s Twitter to check in for announcements about the winner and application process.

Alliances, Educator Community members, Grosvenor Teaching Fellows . . . are you listening?

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