The O'Rourke Prize for Distinguished Achievement
in Staff Development in Colorado

Co-sponsored by Relearning by Design and the colorado Staff Development Council
-Complete this nomination form below and follow the award guidelines for submissions.
- Each Submission must clearly meet all nomination guidelines for consideration.
- Entries must be submitted online to The Relearning by Design website:
   www.relearning.org
- Entries must be posted online no later than 12 midnight MDT June 30, 2004
- All nominations will be judged by a panel of educators designated by the Colorado Staff
   Development Council (CSDC).
- The Staff Development Prize winner will be announced in September on the websites of
   Relearning by Design and Colorado Staff Development Council; the award will be
   presented at the Fall 2004 CSDC Conference.
- The winner will receive a plaque and a monetary award of $500.
- CSDC provides leadership in Colorado in the area of professional development with a
   focus on promoting change for student success, networking, and sharing expertise.  For
   more information on the CSDC visit their web site (www.colostaff.org/).

 

Distinguished Achievement in Staff Development Nominator's Information
Nominator Name Title(Required) Grade/Subject
Organization/School/Program Address City State Zip
Area Code + Work Telephone Number Area Code + Work Fax Number Work E-mail Address
Home Address City State Zip
Area Code + Home Telephone Number Home E-mail Address
Years in Education Relationship to Nominee (i.e. colleague, friend, etc.)

Distinguished Achievement in Staff Development Nominee's Information

Nominee's Name Title(Required) Grade/Subject
Organization/School/Program Address City State Zip
Area Code + Work Telephone Number Work E-mail Address
Home Address City State Zip
Area Code + Home Telephone Number Home E-mail Address
 
Years in Education  

Have you ever had a teacher who taught from something deep in their heart...

This prize honors an exemplary teacher of teachers, who demonstrates unusual vision, effectiveness, cheerful persistence, and tact in education educators through in-service programs in schools.  It is limited to those individuals living in Colorado.  The person may be nominated by a peer, colleague, or supervisor.

Please answer the following questions about your nominee on-line and in the spaces provided below for each of the three categories.  Final submissions must include a narrative that responds to all three areas of achievement.  Once your nomination is completed to your satisfaction, complete the submission process by selecting the "Nomination" button.

1. Vision

What is the vision that your nominee holds for his/her work in the professional development of teachers and/or administrators?  What beliefs about people, and about how people learn, drive the professional development work he or she does?

 

2. Effectiveness

What impact has the nominee had on teachers' classroom practice?  How have you and others grown as a result of the nominee's teaching or facilitation?

 

3. Skills

What are the exceptional skills that your nominee routinely demonstrates in his or her work as a staff developer?  Provide an anecdote or description of a time when your nominee demonstrated the skills of cheerful persistence and tact.