Minnesota Council of
Teachers of Mathematics

Presidential Award Nominations

NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING K-6 TEACHER FOR THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING

Nominations and applications for the 2008 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are now being accepted.  The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are the Nation's highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science. Teachers in grades K-6 with at least five years of teaching experience are eligible.  Teachers applying for the 2008 PAEMST award must be nominated and self-nominations are accepted.  Nominations can be submitted on-line through the PAEMST website at www.paemst.org. Contact Tom Muchlinski, the state program coordinator for mathematics at tmuchlinski@earthlink.net  or 612-210-8428 if you have any questions.  Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2008, so an early nomination will provide the applicant with sufficient time to complete and submit a high quality application.

Three state finalists will be chosen by a State Selection Committee.  The Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics honors each of the state finalists with a $500 cash award, a commemorative gold coin, a paid two-year membership in MCTM, and a complimentary registration for the Minnesota Spring Mathematics Conference.  One of the three state finalists will be selected by a National Selection Committee as The Presidential Award winner for Minnesota.  The state Presidential Award winner is announced by the White House.  The state Presidential Award winner will receive a $10,000 cash award from the National Science Foundation and will be invited to Washington, DC for a week of recognition.

Please consider nominating an outstanding mathematics teacher in grades K-6 for this prestigious honor.  The 2009 award will be open to teachers in grades 7 – 12.

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