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Teaching Association or Federation Awards

Alberta Teacher's Association Science Council Awards

  • Administered by: The Alberta Teacher's Association Science Council
  • Distinguished Service Citation
    • Recognizes: a teacher with a broad, extended contribution to science education in Alberta over 10 years or more. Contributions may have been in curriculum development, in service classroom teaching or leadership in a broad context.
    • Award: a large trophy and personal "keeper" trophy
    • Award presented at annual conference
  • Outstanding Science Teacher
    • Recognizes: excellence in classroom teaching in Alberta, specifically contributions to science teaching through articles, workshops, curriculum development or other forms of professional development
    • Award: a plaque
    • Award presented at the annual conference
  • Certificate of Achievement
    • Recognizes: special science projects undertaken by individual teachers or groups of teachers in Alberta
    • Honoured by article describing the project which appears in The Alberta Science Teacher
    • Certificate presented at regional meeting

Contact Information:
Nora MacGregor, President
Science Council of the Alberta Teacher's Association
93 Coachwood West
Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 6B4
Edmonton, Alberta T6E 4N5
Telephone: 403-329-3144
Website: www.apegga.org




B.C. Science Teachers' Awards

  • Administered by: The B.C.Teachers' Association
  • Recognizes outstanding science teachers and their contributions to the teaching of science.
  • The Award: a framed picture (may change from year to year)
  • Distinguished Service Award - for contribution to, and leadership in science activities outside the classroom.
  • Science Education Award - for successful classroom teachers who demonstrate outstanding performance in creating science teaching materials, in developing programs for the improvement of science education, or in stimulating interest in science.
  • Science Service Award - for outstanding work that contributes to the goals of Science education (individuals whose contributions are outside of the classroom are eligible for this award.)

Contact Information:
B.C. Science Teachers' Association
c/o B.C. Teachers' Federation
100-550 West 6th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4P2
Website: www.bctf.bc.ca/psas/BCScTA




John Mazurek Memorial - The Morgex Insurance Group Ltd Scholarship

  • Administered by: The Teacher Education and Certification Committee of the Alberta Teacher's Association
  • Provides assistance in taking an approved professional development courses in the field of business education and/or computers in education
  • The Award: cash prize of $1,000 to winning ATA members with a minimum of five years of teaching experience
  • Note: must be an ATA member

Contact Information:
Corinne Anderson, Administrative Assistant to the Scholarship Subcommittee
Alberta Teachers' Association
11010 - 142nd Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5N 2R1
Telephone: 780-447-9477 or 1-800-232-7208
Website: www.teachers.ab.ca/Professional+Development/Grants+and
+Scholarships/Fellowships+and+Scholarships.htm

Email: canderson@teachers.ab.ca




OPSBA Fred L. Bartlett Memorial Award

  • Administered by: Ontario Public School Boards' Association
  • Recognizes: outstanding contribution to education throughout Ontario through constructive participation in education affairs over a number of years or for work on some recent and specific project which has had provincial impact.
  • The Award: large trophy, bearing shields, with the names of the successful candidates, which remains in the OPSBA office. Each winner will receive a smaller replica of the trophy.

Contact Information:
Ontario Public School Boards' Association
ATT: Awards Coordinator
439 University Avenue
18th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8
Telephone: 416-340-2540
Fax: 416-340-7571
Website:http://www.opsba.org/




OTIP Teaching Awards

  • Administered by: The Ontario Teachers' Federation and funded by the Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan
  • The Ontario Teachers' Federation and the Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan present three awards to outstanding teachers each year, two in the categories of elementary and secondary education and one to a beginning teacher.
  • Recognizes:
    • Teacher's who use innovative teaching methods, design creative programs and develop exciting learning experiences for Ontario students;
    • make a difference in students' lives by engaging them in the process of learning and create enthusiasm for learning by raising their sights, broadening their horizons and enhancing their learning potential;
    • demonstrate understanding and integration of community diversity into classroom practices;
    • encourage the sharing of community and individual resources in the schools of our province;
    • and demonstrate a personal commitment to personal lifelong learning.
  • The Award: $1,000 and a special certificate. The teacher's school receives the same award package. The award recipients will come to Toronto for the awards ceremony

Contact Information:
OTIP Teaching Awards
1300 Yonge Street
Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1X3
Telephone: 416-966-3424
Fax: 416-966-5450
Website:http://www.teachingawards.ca/




The Science Teacher's Association of Manitoba's Science Teacher of the Year Award

  • Administered by: The Science Teacher's Association, Manitoba
  • Recognizes teachers who have introduced innovative programs in Science
  • Award: recipients receive a plaque and trophy that they kept for the year and other prizes such as software or books.

Contact Information:
The Manitoba Teachers' Association
c/o The Manitoba Teachers' Society
191 Harcourt Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3J 3H2
Website: www.stam.mb.ca