13 Jun2023
By Dawn Lewallen
Join AACTE in recognizing excellence in the best practices and professional achievements of individuals and institutions whose contributions strengthen and advance the field of educator preparation. You are invited to submit nominations for 2024 AACTE Awards by September 1 in the following award categories:
Best Practice
- Best Practice Award for the Innovative Use of Technology
- Best Practice Award in Support of Global and International Perspectives
- Best Practice Award in Support of Multicultural Education and Diversity
- Best Practice Award in Increasing Educator Diversity
- Best Practice Award for Exemplary Holmes Program
Professional Achievement
- Margaret B. Lindsey Award for Distinguished Research in Teacher Education
- David G. Imig Award for Distinguished Achievement in Teacher Education
- Edward C. Pomeroy Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teacher Education
For more information on the criteria for each award, please visit aacte.org and review the Call for Entries.
AACTE is also accepting entries for 2024 James D. Anderson Outstanding Dissertation Award. The submission deadline is July 28. Learn more.
All 2024 AACTE Award recipients will be officially recognized at AACTE’s 2024 Annual Meeting, February 16 – 18 in Aurora/Denver, CO.
09 May2023
By AACTE
AACTE recognizes exemplary research, writing and practices in educator preparation through its Awards Program. The two leading research and writing awards elevate an outstanding book and dissertation in the field. The Gloria J. Ladson-Billings Outstanding Book Award recognizes a published book that offers new perspectives and solutions, and centers equity in education and educator preparation, so it’s only fitting that this award is named after renowned scholar, Gloria J. Ladson-Billings. Her work has shaped the field in many ways, and her research in cultural pedagogy and equity in educator and student instruction, including critical race theory, has transcended beyond educator preparation.
16 Feb2023
By AACTE
AACTE today announced that Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity President and CEO Cassandra P. Herring is the recipient of the 2023 AACTE Edward C. Pomeroy Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teacher Education. Herring will be recognized formally with the award during AACTE’s 75th Annual Meeting on Feb. 24-26 in Indianapolis.
The Pomeroy Award recognizes contributions through either distinguished service to the teacher education community or the development and promotion of outstanding practices in teacher education at the collegiate, state, or national level. The award is given in honor of former AACTE Executive Director Edward C. Pomeroy.
16 Feb2023
By AACTE
AACTE today announced that H. Richard Milner IV, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education and Human Development, is the recipient of the 2023 AACTE Margaret B. Lindsey Award for Distinguished Research in Teacher Education. The Margaret B. Lindsey Award recognizes an individual whose research over the last decade has made a significant impact on the field of teacher education. Milner will be recognized formally with the award during the AACTE 75th Annual Meeting on Feb. 24-26, in Indianapolis, IN.
16 Feb2023
By AACTE
AACTE today announced that Leslie T. Fenwick, Ph.D., author of the book Jim Crow’s Pink Slip: The Untold Story of Black Principal and Teacher Leadership (Harvard Education Press, 2022), has been selected to receive the 2023 Gloria J. Ladson-Billings Outstanding Book Award. Fenwick will be recognized formally with the award during the AACTE 75th Annual Meeting, February 24 – 26 in Indianapolis, IN.
16 Feb2023
By AACTE
AACTE today announced that Florida Atlantic University (FAU), College of Education, is the recipient of the 2023 AACTE Outstanding Holmes Institution Award. The AACTE Holmes Program supports students who self-identify as racially and ethnically diverse and are pursuing graduate degrees in education at AACTE member institutions. This award recognizes Holmes Program institutions that demonstrate exemplary and innovative practices in supporting graduate students of color, resulting in increased productivity of its scholars. FAU’s Rangasamy Ramasamy, Holmes Program coordinator, and Stephen Silverman, dean, College of Education, will be recognized formally with the award during AACTE’s 75th Annual Meeting, February 24 – 26 in Indianapolis, IN.
16 Feb2023
By AACTE
AACTE today announced Lightning Peter Jay, Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching Learning and Educational Leadership, Binghamton University, as the recipient of the 2023 AACTE James D. Anderson Outstanding Dissertation Award for “Imaging classrooms: A comparative case study of pedagogy and learning in teacher education.” This award recognizes excellence in doctoral dissertation research (or its equivalent) that contributes to the knowledge base of educator preparation or of teaching and learning with implications for educator preparation. This award is named for James D. Anderson, one of the towering giants in the history of American education. Jay will be recognized formally with the award at the AACTE 75th Annual Meeting on February 24-26, in Indianapolis, IN.
16 Feb2023
By AACTE
AACTE today announced the winner of the 2023 AACTE David G. Imig Award for Distinguished Achievement in Teacher Education Award. The AACTE Advisory Council of State Representatives (ACSR) will be formally recognized with this prestigious award at AACTE’s 75th Annual Meeting on February 24-26, in Indianapolis, IN. Anne Tapp will receive the award on behalf of ACSR.
16 Feb2023
By AACTE
AACTE announced that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the recipient of the 2023 AACTE Best Practice Award in Support of Global and International Perspectives for the efforts of its IGlobal Program (IGlobal). This award, sponsored by AACTE’s Committee on Global Diversity, recognizes exemplary practice in the intercultural, global, cross-cultural, and international arenas, and is part of its mission to assure that a global/international perspective is brought to policy and programs associated with the preparation of education professionals. The award will be formally presented to Allison Witt, Director of International Programs in the College of Education, during the AACTE 75th Annual Meeting, February 24 – 26, in Indianapolis, IN.
16 Feb2023
By AACTE
AACTE today announced that Rutgers University Graduate School of Education (GSE) Dean Wanda J. Blanchett and Associate Dean and Faculty Director of Teacher Education Nora E. Hyland will accept the 2023 Best Practice Award in Support of Multicultural Education and Diversity Award for their work with the Urban Social Justice Teacher Preparation Program. This award, sponsored by AACTE’s Committee on Global Diversity, recognizes the infusion of diversity throughout all components of a school, college, or department of education as fundamental to quality teacher preparation and development. Blanchett and Hyland will formally accept the award on behalf of Rutgers University at the AACTE 75th Annual Meeting on Feb. 24-26, in Indianapolis, IN.
01 Nov2022
By AACTE
AACTE invites you to elevate educator preparation. Does your institution have a best practice that deserves national attention? Do you want to recognize the achievements of a colleague in the field?
There is still time to submit an entry for the 2023 AACTE Awards. The deadline has been extended to Monday, November 7.
18 Oct2022
By AACTE
Do you know a deserving individual who has contributed greatly to the profession of teacher preparation? Now is the perfect time to submit a nomination for a 2023 AACTE professional achievement award. Nominations are open through October 31. Award recipients will be honored during the AACTE 75th Annual Meeting, February 24 – 26.
07 Oct2022
By AACTE
What are the three best reasons to apply for a 2023 AACTE Best Practice Award?
- Showcase your educator preparation program as a model for other higher education institutions
- Receive national recognition from your peers
- Celebrate your team’s contributions that are revolutionizing education for all learners
04 Oct2022
By AACTE
AACTE is currently accepting entries for the 2023 awards. The AACTE Awards Program recognizes excellence in both member institutions and individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of educator preparation.
For most of the awards, programs and individuals can be either self-nominated or nominated by a third party. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2022. Learn more about the 2023 AACTE Awards, eligibility and criteria.
06 Sep2022
By Jacqueline E. King, Ph.D.
Congratulations to the AACTE state affiliate organizations from Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, and Montana which were selected from among numerous excellent applicants for a 2022-23 State Affiliate Support Award. AACTE uses these awards to support state affiliate organizations in advancing the following priorities:
- Advocacy and Policy Leadership
- Enhancing Program Quality
- Partnership and Communication
