MSET - Educator and Leadership Awards

Educator and Leadership Awards

Each year, MSET honors teachers and leaders for their outstanding use of innovative and effective practice of educational technology. Winners are recognized at the Common Ground Conference and are given opportunities to participate in business meetings, serve as featured speakers, and have their work highlighted. Each of our winners will receive a banner, a certificate, a complimentary registration for the Common Ground Conference, and a one year paid MSET Membership.

Nomination Guidelines for 2021 - 2022

All MSET members are eligible to nominate or to be nominated. Either the nominator or the nominee must be a MSET member. If you attended Common Ground 2020, you are automatically a member of MSET. If you need to join, you can do so by visiting: http://www.msetonline.org/membership.html
Intent to Nominate: For the first phase of nominations, due February 10, 2022, only the nominee’s name and contact information is required.
Nominations Phase 2: The nomination packet will be due by March 31, 2022. Nominators and nominees will work together to complete the nomination packet. The nominator will be responsible for writing the nomination statement based on the artifacts that the nominee provides.

Leader

PURPOSE OF THE AWARD

This award recognizes an educator outside the classroom who has made exemplary contributions to the implementation of technology in Maryland schools. It supports MSET’s Mission to advance excellence in learning and teaching through innovative and effective uses of technology.

Eligibility

Any full-time educator or administrator employed by an educational entity in the state of Maryland, whose primary job responsibility is NOT teaching in an Early Childhood through Grade 12 or Higher Education classroom.

Educator

PURPOSE OF THE AWARD

This award recognizes one educator for his or her use of educational technology in the teaching and learning process in Maryland schools. The award supports MSET’s Mission for advancing excellence in learning and teaching through innovative and effective uses of technology.

Eligibility

Any teacher in a Maryland public or private school whose primary job responsibility is the direct instruction of students in an Early Childhood through Grade 12 or Higher Education classroom may be nominated. The educator must be currently responsible for the day-to-day instruction of PK-18 students. A nominee for this award may include a library media specialist and/or technology integration specialist, if at least seventy-five percent of his or her responsibilities include the direct instruction of PK-18 age students.