Warren Tracy Beginning Teacher Award Sponsored by Holt McDougal
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Marlee Jacobs-Strawn of received the 2011
Warren Tracey Beginning Teacher of the Year Award from sponsor Holt-McDougal's Mike Galfond. |
Finalist Brittany Yurkovitch taught Government and Economics at Lennar High School in Ruskin
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Purpose
This award, sponsored by McDougal Littell, is to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of social studies new to the field of education, who engage students in meaningful lessons to increase student awareness, who are involved with school/community activities, and who are leaders on behalf of education. The three finalists will be recognized at the FCSS Annual Conference held each year in October.
Eligibility
An applicant must currently be teaching social studies if an elementary teacher, or teaching social studies for the majority of the day if a 6-12 teacher. He/she can have no more than three years experience in the classroom at the time of application. The winner and the finalists must be available to attend both the annual conference and the awards dinner.
Applicants are required to submit a portfolio by June 1, which includes the following:
- A description of classroom setting, students’ background, year-long goals and rationale for those goals.
- Specific lesson/unit plans
- Supporting documentation, such as photographs, newspaper articles, letters of support
- A list of school, civic, and professional organizations, with a description of the applicant’s involvement in each
- Participation in leadership roles in school
- The attached application form, completed and placed as the first page of the portfolio
- Verification letter of eligibility
After applications are received in June, three finalists will be selected. An interview with each finalist will be conducted.
Awards
First Place Award
$250 Cash award for professional development, $250 stipend to support attendance at the FCSS Annual Conference, FCSS membership for one year, publication of lesson plan in Trends and Issues. Winner is expected to attend both the annual conference and the awards dinner.
Runner’s Up Award
$100 Cash award for professional development, FCSS membership for one year. Finalists are expected to attend both the conference and the awards dinner in order to receive the cash prize.
Click Here for: Warren Tracy Beginning Teacher of the Year Award Application
For more information please contact:
Cheri Arnette, FCSS Awards Co-Chair
J.E. Hall Center
30 East Texar Dr., Suite 133
Pensacola, FL 32504
E-mail: CheriArnette@fcss.org
Cherie Arnette, FCSS Awards Co-Chair,
Connie Brown, FCSS Awards Co-Chair