Potential Award Nominees

Please take a few minutes to brainstorm some worthy people to nominate for the CSC Paul Simon Award, the CSC Founders Award, and various ACTFL positions and awards.

Please list potential nominees and people to "shepherd" the nomination.

Thanks!

Barbara S. Andrews
Awards Committee Chair
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  1. Paul Simon Award for the Promotion of Language and International Studies: an individual or group outside the foreign language teaching profession. Please list potential nominees and people to "shepherd" the nomination. This is a person who:
    • has demonstrated leadership in the promotion of language learning and international understanding
    • has shown evidence of responding to the recommendations of the 1979 Report of the President's Commission on the Foreign Language and International Studies and has thereby contributed to the cause of world peace
    • has strong ties with one or more of the seventeen Central States, and
    • exemplifies Senator Simon's dedication to and enthusiasm for the areas of language and international studies



  1. Founders Award: an individual or group from within the foreign language profession. Please list potential nominees and people to "shepherd" the nomination. This person or group should demonstrate:
    • excellence in the promotion of language learning and international studies
    • leadership in the language teaching profession as exemplified by the founders of the Central States Conference
    • strong ties with one or more of the seventeen Central States
    • professional dedication and enthusiasm



  1. ACTFL President-Elect: Please list potential nominees and people to "shepherd" the nomination.


  1. ACTFL Board of Directors: Please list potential nominees and people to "shepherd" the nomination.


  1. ACTFL Florence Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education: K-12: Please list potential nominees and people to "shepherd" the nomination.
    Criteria:
    1) Two awards may be made annually:
    a) one to a public or private school foreign language teacher or administrator/supervisor (K-12) and
    b) one to a postsecondary foreign language educator.
    2) The recipient must be a current ACTFL member and have been a member for at least the last three years.
    3) The recipients must have a minimum of five years teaching experience with at least half of each year's assignment in the area of foreign language education.
    4) The recipients must submit evidence of excellence in teaching, such as program descriptions and supporting letters from students, colleagues, school or institutional officers; and/or
    5) The recipients must submit evidence of service to the school, community, and state, as well as to state, regional, and national professional organizations.
    6) In the case of administrators or supervisors, the recipient must submit evidence of instructional leadership.


  1. ACTFL Florence Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education: Post-secondary: Please list potential nominees and people to "shepherd" the nomination.
    Criteria:
    1) Two awards may be made annually:
    a) one to a public or private school foreign language teacher or administrator/supervisor (K-12) and
    b) one to a postsecondary foreign language educator.
    2) The recipient must be a current ACTFL member and have been a member for at least the last three years.
    3) The recipients must have a minimum of five years teaching experience with at least half of each year's assignment in the area of foreign language education.
    4) The recipients must submit evidence of excellence in teaching, such as program descriptions and supporting letters from students, colleagues, school or institutional officers; and/or
    5) The recipients must submit evidence of service to the school, community, and state, as well as to state, regional, and national professional organizations.
    6) In the case of administrators or supervisors, the recipient must submit evidence of instructional leadership.


  1. ACTFL Nelson Brooks Award for excellence in the teaching of culture: Please list potential nominees and people to "shepherd" the nomination.
    Criteria:
    1) The recipient shall be a foreign language educator who has contributed significantly to the teaching of culture in the foreign language classroom.
    2) The impact of the contribution should have been felt over an extended period of time and have influenced large numbers of individuals.
    3) The recipient must be a current ACTFL member and have been a member for at least the last three years.



  1. ACTFL Edwin Cudecki Award for Support for Language Education: Please list potential nominees and people to "shepherd" the nomination.

    The ACTFL Edwin Cudecki International Business Award was established in 1987 to recognize individuals who have developed ties between international business, language education, and international studies with the support of the Illinois Foreign Language Teachers Association (IFLTA), the International Business Council MidAmerica (IBCM), and the Illinois Ethnic Consultation (IEC).



  1. ACTFL Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education: Please list potential nominees and people to "shepherd" the nomination.

    The ACTFL Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education was established by ACTFL in 1987 to recognize a foreign language educator who has demonstrated excellence in the preparation and continuing education of teachers for the profession.


  1. The ACTFL/Cengage Learning Faculty Development Programs Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology with IALLT: Please list potential nominees and people to "shepherd" the nomination.

    The ACTFL/Faculty Development Programs of Cengage Learning Awards are presented annually to recognize excellence in the integration and use of technology in foreign language instruction at the post-secondary level.


  1. Woodruff Award for Exemplary Elementary Foreign Language Program: Please list potential nominees and people to "shepherd" the nomination.

    1) Program Model
    a) Elementary school foreign language program during the school day in place for a minimum of five years.
    b) Participation open to all students.
    c) Articulation plan for elementary school through high school for sequential language learning.
    d) Periodic program evaluation.
    2) Curriculum.
    a) Curriculum aligned with the “5 Cs” of the national standards.
    b) Integration of language with content areas as appropriate to the program model and grade level.
    3) Staffing.
    a) Elementary school foreign language teachers are highly qualified for their positions.
    b) Evidence of active involvement of staff in foreign language professional organizations that promote early language learning.
    c) Evidence of teacher participation in foreign language professional development.
    d) Communication among language teachers and classroom teachers (if appropriate to the model).
    e) Evidence of teamwork in school, school district and community.
    4) Advocacy.
    a) Evidence of promoting early language learning, advocating for early language learning in the community and interaction with the community.
    5) Achievement.
    a) Evidence of student success.
    b) Program outcomes aligned with program model.



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Barbara S. Andrews
Modern Language Instructor
Gateway Middle School
Toledo, OH