Re: Childcare Teacher Awards

Hey Teachers,
I am new to this forum, but anyway, I just wanted to comment on
The Teacher Awards. (Terri Lynne Lokoff Awards)
In 2006, I applied for this award. I did it 5 days before the
due date, and I ended up receiving one of the 50 awards they
handed out. This is a great award, and they make you feel worthy
and deserving like childcare teachers should feel. They flew me
to Pennsyvania,put me up in a hotel, and they had an amazing
awards ceremony, a dinner banquet night and a luncheon for the
teachers. They spoke to us and thanked us for our hard work
constantly. I just want to say go for it. It was an amazing
experience. Something I will cherish for the rest of my life.
Not to mention you get to meet a lot of amazing teachers, and
caring people who invest in the young. I know the awards are
over for 2008, but they put them on every year so if anyone is
going to try for 2009 and you have questions, I would be happy to
answer them.

On 11/15/08, Schari wrote:
> Thanks for the info Kathleen. Are you going to apply?
>
>
> On 11/14/08, Kathleen - Teachers.Net wrote:
>> This arrived in my mailbox in the PEN Weekly NewsBlast:
>>
>> http://www.tllccf.org/pr_nccta.php
>> The Terri Lynne Lokoff Childcare Foundation: Children�s
>> Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Awards
>> The Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children�s Tylenol National Child
>> Care Teacher Awards acknowledge the critical role of child
>> care teachers in providing quality early care and
> education.
>>
>> Applicants are asked to design an enhancement project for
>> the children in their classroom illustrating the
>> educational, social, and emotional benefits from the
>> project. Maximum Award: $1,000.
>>
>> Eligibility: teachers of infant, toddler, or preschool age
>> children employed in a home, group, or center-based program
>> that is fully compliant with local and state regulations for
>> operating child care programs, who have been working in
>> their current regulated program for a minimum of 36 months
>> by December 5, 2008. Deadline: December 5, 2009.
>> Source http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_current.asp