EDUCATION
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).
- It is a very prestigious, very lucrative award!
- 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.
- The criteria are:
Alliances, Educator Community members, Grosvenor Teaching Fellows . . . are you listening?
TEACHERS’ TOOLKIT
Nat Geo: Meet the Finalists for the 2015 Global Teacher Prize map
Global Teacher Prize: Stay Tuned for 2016 Applications!
Nat Geo: National Geographic Educator Community
Nat Geo: Educators of the Week
Nat Geo: Nominate a colleague—or yourself—for our Educator of the Week!
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