Great things happen in the Technology Education / Engineering classroom. MassTEC would like to support recognition for those individuals and groups who strive for excellence and provide their students with the best educational experiences.

We are doing this through three recognition programs: Program of the Year, Teacher of the Year, and Lesson/Activity of the Year. The recipients of Teacher of the Year, Lesson of the Year and Program of the Year will receive a plaque and a $150 gift certificate to the vendor of their choice. The top two finalists as well as the selected recipient of Teacher of the Year and Lesson of the Year will receive a free MassTEC membership, admission to the following year’s MassTEC conference and a year's membership to ITEA. The top two finalists and recipient(s) of Program of the Year will receive a free MassTEC membership, admission to the following year’s MassTEC conference and a year's membership to ITEA for up to 6 members of the department. MassTEC reserves the right to offer additional memberships in the category of Program of the Year due to extenuating circumstances, or offer memberships in other categories if a program has less than 6 members. MassTEC reserves the right to restrict or reduce offerings of recognition due to unforeseen circumstances or an interpretation contrary to the intent of the offerings.

If an individual would like to recommend a program, teacher, or activity for recognition, the Awards and Publicity Committee will send an invitation to apply for an award. Please send the name and contact information of the nominated person or program to Dave Bouvier, MassTEC Awards, Framingham High School, 115 A Street, Framingham, MA or to: dbouvier@framingham.k12.ma.us

The Awards and Publicity Committee will recommend the applicant finalists to the Executive Board.

Professional Development Points
Fitchburg State College Professional Development Center will offer professional development points for quality applications in all categories, Program of the Year, Lesson of the year and Teacher of the Year. Applicants must submit a log including the date time spent, and the topic addressed with the application for PDP consideration . The Fitchburg State Professional Development Center reserves the right to grant Professional Development Points as they deem appropriate.

Applications for all categories must be received before November 1, 2008. Applications may be downloaded here:

Teacher of the Year

Program of the Year

Lesson of the Year
Provide a copy of the lesson utilizing the MassTEC Unit Planning Document. This may be obtained at http://masstec.org/unit_planning_document.doc