TENZ Awards

TENZ Awards

This year, at TENZ 2009, the National Council will award teachers and teacher educators for excellence in and contribution to technology education. 

The council is now calling for nominations for the following awards:

Outstanding Contribution to Technology Education Award
This is the highest professional award made by Technology Education New Zealand. Those nominated may come from a school management, advisory, lecturing, teaching, research, curriculum development, administration or ‘industry’ background. Recipients will have given service to technology education over a long period of time and made an outstanding contribution, showing commitment and leadership.

Teacher Educator in Technology Education Award
This award is made to lecturers, advisors, facilitators, consultants or teachers for their service to teacher development work in technology education. The category is for high quality work that has developed teacher understanding and confidence over a significant period of time in pre-service and/or in-service training.

Subject Leadership in Technology Education Award
This award recognises excellence in subject leadership. It is made for a significant contribution over a period of time in developing technology education programmes in a school or organisation and achieving consistently high standards of performance from students.

Outstanding Teacher in Technology Education Award
This award is made to teachers who have displayed outstanding capability in teaching technology over a period of time. They may be a coordinator or Head of Department or those not holding such positions but consistently displaying excellence in their teaching practice.

Nominations will be accepted from current members and recipients must also be TENZ members.

Nominations will be considered by a selection committee established by the TENZ National Council and the decisions made referred back to the full Council for ratification.

The closing date for nominations is Friday 31 July 2009.

Nomination form

Roll of Honour