2020 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year nominations due Friday
Time is growing short to nominate your favorite teacher for the 2020 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year award. All nominations must be submitted by this Friday, June 26.
Twenty-four years ago, the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) and Toyota initiated a partnership to recognize the positive impact of U.S. teachers who engage families in educational programming in extraordinary ways. This year, two more educators will be honored.
NCFL is seeking school- or community-based teachers who are passionate about engaging families and who demonstrate exemplary practices as candidates for the 2020 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year. Strong candidates will be family teachers who serve parents and children using a substantive multigenerational approach to help them learn together in innovative ways. Candidates should have a demonstrated record of success and serve communities and families with high literacy and socioeconomic needs.
Winning candidates will develop innovative ideas for expanding their program to benefit families and/or to engage more families. Through a short video, blog post, and social media, NCFL will work with the winner to share their story with educators and administrators across the country.
School- and community-based teachers who are exceptional at engaging families are eligible for nomination. The 2020 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year will receive a $20,000 grant award and the runner-up a $5,000 grant award to implement/expand their respective programs.
Additional nomination requirements can be found here. Nominations must be submitted online no later than 11:59 p.m. PDT on Friday, June 26, 2020. Questions or additional assistance may be directed to Angel Chichester, AChichester@FamiliesLearning.org.