ISPA SuperTeacher Competition 2018
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Competition now open!! Get your registration in!! You will be assisted to fine-tune it later!!!
Enter here: goo.gl/8mJSqa Press release Read what previous winners and finalists say about entering the competition |
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The 2018 ISPA SuperTeacher Competition is an annual competition sponsored by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) and WASPA. The competition is managed by the Digital Education Institute. This prestigious competition has a proud history going back to 2001, when ISPA launched the competition to support their Train the Teacher ICT Project. This year we will be focusing on classroom practice as well as personal teacher development. We are hoping to extend the competition to include many more teachers. What is the aim? The ISPA SuperTeacher Competition gives educators an opportunity to showcase their skills in using Information Communication Technologies (ICT) to improve the educational environment within their classroom, school or community. Who is eligible? All educators currently teaching at schools throughout South Africa. What will be required for entry? Teachers will be taken through an online process of creating an ICT enhanced project for submission. Training and professional development webinars assist and motivate teachers to innovate. Internet access is therefore important. |
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Categories
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Category 1:
ISPA SuperTeacher Award
Category 2:
ISPA Tech Teacher Award
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Project focus areas for Categories 1 and 2 (Choose 1 of the following 3)
A. Curriculum integration and classroom management: The project demonstrates the creative and efficient use of ICT to enhance teaching and learning in the 21st century. B. Effective school leadership and management The project demonstrates the innovative use of ICT skills to enhance overall productivity, educator or learner motivation, administration or extra-curricular activities in the school. C. The school in the community The project demonstrates the appropriate and effective use of ICTs to strengthen the relationship between the school, its parent body or the community it serves. |
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Category 3:
Mobile Tech Teacher Award
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D. The safe use of mobile technologies in and out of the classroom
The project specifically aim to address the safe use of mobile devices in and out of the classroom |
Please note
Previous finalists and entrants may re-enter. Please note, however, that previous winners of the annual ISPA
SuperTeacher Award may not re-enter under the first 2 categories for a period of 3 years. They may,
however enter into the new WASPA mobile teacher category.
Previous finalists and entrants may re-enter. Please note, however, that previous winners of the annual ISPA
SuperTeacher Award may not re-enter under the first 2 categories for a period of 3 years. They may,
however enter into the new WASPA mobile teacher category.
Criteria
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The winning educators are selected by a PANEL OF JUDGES appointed by the Digital Education Institute.
Winners are selected on the basis of a PORTFOLIO OF EVIDENCE that best showcases their ICT in Education Project in the chosen focus areas. After registration, educators will be taken through a series of steps during which outcomes and criteria will be explained in detail using summative assessment methods (rubrics etc). DeadlinesREGISTRATION OPENS: Friday 23 February 2018.
REGISTRATION CLOSES: Friday 14 May 2018. COMPETITION CLOSES: Friday 15 July 2018 at 17:00 PrizesThe finalists will be invited to attend the ISPA SuperTeacher Awards Ceremony on the 22nd of August 2018 at the prestigous iWeek conference, which will be held at The Westin Hotel in Cape Town this year.
The winners of the 2018 ISPA SuperTeacher Competition will be announced at a glittering Gala Dinner Reception. The winners of each of the three 2018 ISPA SuperTeacher Competition categories will win a substantial Mystery Prize in addition to a subscription to The Mighty Pen EDUCATION Magazine. The Mighty Pen EDUCATION magazine (a monthly digital magazine distributed to over 5 000 principals and schools) will offer the winners of the ISPA Super Teacher Awards a free lifetime subscription to the digital magazine, which they will receive in their email Inbox every month. The principals of the winning schools will also receive the digital magazine and may freely distribute it to their staff. The magazine will also offer the winning schools a free double page spread feature to be used as a school profile highlighting the history and achievements of the school. The principals can liaise directly with the editor and send through the content and photos. The magazine will do the layout and publish the school profile. 
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