Award Nomination Descriptions

How do you measure success? 

How you show appreciation for a job well done?

How do you honor a colleague or a learner who has gone above and beyond the call of duty?

We have an idea for you! 

A superb way to do all the above is to nominate for the 2020 IAACE Awards.

Let us give you some descriptions…

 

Business and Industry Partnership Award

A nominee is a person or organization that makes contributions to the field of adult education. 

This nominee could be a person/organization/business that goes up and beyond with monetary support. It may also be one that collaborates with your organization on programming. With this collaboration, your organization can exceed the expectations of your adult learners or over-perform on measurements. 

Outstanding Paraprofessional

The nominee is a current member of IAACE and is working in the field of adult education. They have a minimum of two years of experience in a staff support position. This individual goes above and beyond the call of duty more often than not. This nominee over-delivers and consistently meets the expectations of the team they support.  

Outstanding New Adult Educator

The nominee is a current member of IAACE and is working in the field of adult education. They have a minimum of one year of experience and not more than four years’ experience as an adult educator. This educator outperforms daily for their adult learners. They surpass the expectations of their administrator. They respect their adult learners, and their adult learners respect them. They create a sense of community in their classroom. They are enthusiastic and caring; they set a high expectation of their adult learners and have a love of learning for themselves. They have excellent leadership skills, are flexible, and collaborate with colleagues. They maintain professionalism at all times. They are a natural at this teaching thing!

Outstanding Adult Educator

The nominee is a current member of IAACE and is working in the field of adult education. They have a minimum of five years’ as an adult educator. This educator outperforms daily for their adult learners. 

They surpass the expectations of their administrator. They respect their adult learners, and their adult learners respect them. They create a sense of community in their classroom. They are enthusiastic and caring; they set a high expectation of their adult learners and have a love of learning for themselves. They have superb leadership skills. They can shift gears in and out of the classroom, and they collaborate with colleagues, and they maintain professionalism at all times. They are a natural at this teaching thing!

Outstanding Administrator/Coordinator

This nominee is a current member of IAACE and is currently working in adult education. The nominee has at least one full year of experience as an administrator, coordinator, or director. This nominee is an excellent administrator who is an instructional leader with strong ethics, a dynamic personality, and an unyielding commitment to their adult learners and their team. In their pursuit of excellence, they are an excellent listener, adept at assessing the strengths and weaknesses of a diversity of individuals, programs, and processes. They are committed to learning themselves, are self-aware, have superb communication skills. They are resourceful and collaborators. They walk the walk and talk the talk to lead by example daily.

Outstanding Tutor/Volunteer

This nominee does not have to be a member of IAACE but must have at least one year of volunteering in adult education or literacy. This nominee has shown outstanding dedication and commitment to adult education/literacy in the state of Indiana. They have a strong work ethic and community building skills. They communicate effectively and have superior listening skills. Their friendliness and approachability assist you, your organization, and learners to go above and beyond.

Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year

This nominee does not have to be a member of IAACE but ideally should be in your program for at least one year. The outstanding adult learner has excellent study habits and organizational skills. This nominee has changed their life with education. They are an inspiration to you and others.

We hope that these descriptions assist you with making the connection to an individual within your region that fits the specifications and deserves a nomination.

The recognition program will start on Friday, April 24, at the French Lick Resort at the IAACE Conference. 

The buffet meal will be served at 10:30 am, and the meal is at no cost to the winner of each category. It is not a requirement that the winner is an attendee at the conference. Still, we do hope they can attend the Friday Award recognition program. Conference attendees this meal is included. Guests of attendees or award winners may purchase the meal. 

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