Final 3 weeks to nominate teachers for the $1M Global Teacher Prize 2021

Dear friends,

We hope you are doing well.

There is now less than one month to go until appli­ca­tions and nom­i­na­tions close for the Glob­al Teacher Prize, and we want­ed to ask you to help us spread the word.

We are now start­ing the sev­enth cycle of this prize, which con­tin­ues to high­light the impor­tant work of extra­or­di­nary teach­ers around the world. Now more than ever, it is impor­tant they are recog­nised for their con­tri­bu­tion and have a seat at the table when deci­sions are made on education.

Teach­ers apply­ing for the Glob­al Teacher Prize will be assessed on teach­ing prac­tices, how they inno­vate to address local chal­lenges, achieve demon­stra­ble learn­ing out­comes, impact the com­mu­ni­ty beyond the class­room, help chil­dren become glob­al cit­i­zens, improve the teach­ing pro­fes­sion and gain recog­ni­tion from exter­nal bod­ies. The US$1m award was won last year by Indi­an vil­lage teacher Ran­jitsinh Disale.

Please join us in cel­e­brat­ing teach­ers and the amaz­ing things they do to devel­op and refine our brains. Rec­og­nize the teach­ers who have changed your life, and the lives of oth­ers around you, by nom­i­nat­ing them for a Glob­al Teacher Prize HERE by April 30th, 2021.

Descrip­tion: The Glob­al Teacher Prize is a US $1 mil­lion award pre­sent­ed annu­al­ly to an excep­tion­al teacher who has made an out­stand­ing con­tri­bu­tion to their pro­fes­sion. The prize serves to under­line the impor­tance of edu­ca­tors and the fact that, through­out the world, their efforts deserve to be recog­nised and cel­e­brat­ed. It seeks to acknowl­edge the impacts of the very best teach­ers – not only on their stu­dents but on the com­mu­ni­ties around them.

To Learn More:

• About the Varkey Foundation
• Teacher Sta­tus — Why it Matters
• Meet the Academy
• Method­ol­o­gy

The Prize in Context:

• How learn­ing changes your brain
• To har­ness neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty, start with enthusiasm
• What Edu­ca­tors and Par­ents Should Know About Neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty, Learn­ing and Dance
• The Ten Habits of High­ly Effec­tive Brains