Outstanding+Teacher+and+Leader+Awards

Give the gift of recognition!  Do you work with colleagues that you want to recognize for their tireless efforts and tremendous impact?  Nominate them for an award through NMSTE!  Please send ALL nominations to Membership Chair Susie Bussman at __suceppib@gmail.com__ and please indicate which award! **__Outstanding Teacher and Outstanding Leader Awards__** ** Nominations Due January 31st **  Rubrics attached!  NMSTE will select the nominees from New Mexico for ISTE!  Our local awardees will also be recognized at the Annual Spring Conference in Albuquerque!

You must be a NMSTE member in order to nominate a candidate or candidates.

The nominees do **not** have to be NMSTE/ISTE members. If the Outstanding Teacher or Leader is **not** a NMSTE/ISTE member then memberships will be purchased for the awardees.

 **__Making IT Happen Awards!__** __(__ __[|http://bit.ly/eZaOtd)]__  ** Nominations Due January 31st **  Recipients of the 2 awards from NMSTE are educators who:

 1. Apply available technology now  2. Move forward and don't look back <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 17px;"> 3. See students as real people <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 17px;"> 4. Teach through relationships, inspiring, encouraging, nurturing <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 17px;"> 5. Recognize that further change is necessary, but understand that it is a process <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 17px;"> 6. Realize that teacher empowerment is the key element to technology integration <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 17px;"> 7. Expect success <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 17px;"> 8. Motivate through awareness and access to information