Teacher of the Year Awards
The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Teacher of the Year Awards. The purpose is to recognize educators who are providing outstanding education for their respective students. Recipients of this award must have made significant contributions toward innovative, unique and novel programs that are serving to improve and promote education.
There will be awards for public and private elementary, middle and high schools in the East Dallas area of Dallas. A total of six awards will be presented. Each recipient will receive a $250 cash prize and each school represented will receive $250 as well.
Nominations are being solicited today! The awards will be presented at a cocktail reception on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Lakewood Country Club located at 6430 Gaston Avenue.
All nominations will be submitted online.
Below are the criteria for the nominees.
NOMINEE ELIGIBILITY
Individuals employed as full-time classroom/laboratory/ teachers and coaches are eligible recipients for this award.
CRITERIA
- PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: The nominee demonstrates instructional expertise, creativity, and innovation. The nominee uses a variety of techniques to effectively address students’ different learning styles and needs. The nominee is an instructional leader at the local, state, and/or national level.
- COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: The nominee frequently interacts with community members on substantive education issues. The nominee identifies and helps to bring community resources to students in both formal and informal settings.
- LEADERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: The nominee continually engages in experience to improve his or her practice and to gain new skills and knowledge. The nominee shares this new learning with colleagues in a variety of venues. The nominee’s participation in and commitment to professional development has a visible impact on his or her institution, student and community.
- ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY: The nominee works to provide a learning environment that meets the needs of all students, regardless of differences. The nominee recognizes and explicitly addresses the full array of values, cultures, and experiences represented in our diverse modern society, both through curriculum and instruction and in other interactions with students.
For further information: 214-328-4100
president@eastdallaschamber.com
Past winners are eligible again after 5 years.
Deadline: Friday, April 11, 2025
Click below to read all about the past winners
Teacher of the Year 2024 Winners
Wenyun Wang, Emmett J. Conrad High School; Kathy Shannon, Zion Lutheran School; Laura Johnson, Lakehill Preparatory School; Monica Robinson, Robert T. Hill Middle School; Robert Cantu, Dallas Academy. Photo by Carol Hensley.