Newswise — The National Center for Family Literacy and Toyota are accepting applications for the 2010 Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year.
The winner will receive $7,500 for his or her family literacy program as well as a free trip to the 2010 National Conference on Family Literacy in San Antonio, Texas. Last year’s winner also was featured on an electronic billboard in New York City’s Times Square.
The application, which should be completed online at www.famlit.org/ToyotaTeacher, is due no later than Feb. 24.
This will be the 14th year that Toyota has sponsored the Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year award in conjunction with NCFL. The winner will be chosen by a panel of family literacy specialists at NCFL, who will review nominations for high-performing teachers from across the United States. The selected educator will be honored at the National Conference on Family Literacy’s opening general session on April 11, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas.
In addition, several finalists will be selected who will receive a $500 scholarship.
Here are the guidelines:• The online nomination form should be completed by the program director or coordinator;• It must include a statement of support for the nominated educator written by a parent/adult student;• Programs may nominate up to two educators; and• The nominated educator cannot have been a finalist in the past three years. For additional guidelines, visit NCFL’s Web site.
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 241 family literacy sites in 47 cities and 29 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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