Global Teacher Prize Explained

Global Teacher Prize
Location:
2nd Floor, St Albans House 57-59 Haymarket London, SW1Y 4QX
Awarded For:teacher who has had an inspiring impact on his students and in his community.
Presenter:Varkey Foundation
Country:United Kingdom
Reward:Prize money of $1 million

The Global Teacher Prize is an annual US$1 million award by the Varkey Foundation to a teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession.[1] [2] [3] Nominations of teachers who meet specific criteria are open to the worldwide public, and teachers can also nominate themselves.[4] The judging is done by the Global Teacher Prize Academy, consisting of head teachers, education experts, commentators, journalists, public officials, tech entrepreneurs, company directors, and scientists from around the world.[5]

The annual prize was launched at the second annual Global Education and Skills Forum in March 2014 and received over 5,000 nominations from 127 countries.[6] [7] [8]

The Global Teacher Prize, which has been referred to by journalists as the Nobel Prize for teaching,[9] [10] highlights and celebrates the profession while giving greater recognition to the work of teachers all over the world[11] [12] The head of the Varkey Foundation has asserted that, "We want to promote teachers as stars and to support the quality of education to highlight the enormous impact teachers have on our lives";[13] "Teaching needs to be the most important profession in the world and they've got to be given their due respect."[14]

Since 2018, Portugal has the 'Global Teacher Prize Portugal',[15] which is an annual 30,000 EUR award by the Varkey Foundation as well, sponsored by Delta Cafe, partnered with Fundação Galp, Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, and audited by PWC.

History

The first annual Global Teacher Prize was awarded in March 2015 to Nancie Atwell, an innovative and pioneering English teacher and teacher trainer in rural Maine in the United States, who founded and runs a school where students read an average of 40 books a year, choose which books they read, and write prolifically.[16] Atwell has authored nine books on teaching, including one which has sold more than half a million copies.[17] She donated her $1million prize to the upkeep, development, and scholarships of her school, the nonprofit Center for Teaching and Learning, which is also a demonstration school for developing and disseminating teaching methods.[18] [19] [20] [21]

Awarded

Year Image Name Country Occupation
2015 Nancie AtwellEnglish teacher and teacher trainer.
2016 Hanan Al HroubPalestinian teacher.[22]
2017Maggie MacDonnellInuit teacher.[23]
2018Arts and textiles teacher.[24] [25] [26] [27]
2019 Peter TabichiScience teacher.[28]
2020Indian teacher.[29]
2021English teacher.[30] [31] [32]

Notes and References

  1. https://educationandskillsforum.org/press-release-applications-open-for-worlds-first-one-million-dollar-teacher-prize/ "Applications open for world’s first one million dollar teacher prize"
  2. Brain, Rondinelli. "Now There's A Davos Of Education And A $1 Million 'Nobel Prize' For Teachers". Forbes. 22 March 2014.
  3. http://www.globalteacherprize.org/ Global Teacher Prize – About the Prize
  4. Strauss, Valerie. "Can a $1 million global teacher competition (backed by Bill Clinton) boost the profession?". Washington Post. 30 August 2014.
  5. http://www.globalteacherprize.org/academy-members Global Teacher Prize – Meet the Academy
  6. Quimby, Beth and Dennis Hoey. "First 'Nobel Prize for Teaching' goes to Mainer". Portland Press Herald. March 15, 2015.
  7. https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/03/13/392145637/the-million-dollar-value-of-great-teaching "The (Million-Dollar) Value Of Great Teaching"
  8. [Press Trust of India]
  9. Shapiro, Jordan. "Now There's A Davos Of Education And A $1 Million 'Nobel Prize' For Teachers". Forbes. 22 March 2014.
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150530074716/http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/Teachers-From-India-Urged-to-Apply-for-Global-Teacher-Prize-2016/2015/05/30/article2840765.ece "Teachers From India Urged to Apply for Global Teacher Prize 2016"
  12. Varkey, Sunny. "Put education at the top of global agenda" . TES. 6 March 2015.
  13. Coughlan, Sean. "World's top teacher to win $1m prize in new competition". BBC News. 29 October 2013.
  14. Coughlan, Sean. "The man behind the million-dollar teacher". BBC News. 5 May 2015.
  15. Web site: Home . 2022-05-20 . www.globalteacherprizeportugal.pt.
  16. https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/03/16/393324420/nancie-atwell-of-maine-wins-1-million-global-teaching-prize "Nancie Atwell Of Maine Wins $1 Million Global Teaching Prize"
  17. Coughlan, Sean. "Global teacher prize winner to give away $1m". BBC News. 15 March 2015.
  18. News: The world's best teacher lives in rural Maine and doesn't care about test scores. Gambino. Lauren. March 23, 2015. The Guardian. 2019-02-11. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  19. [Associated Press]
  20. Marsh, Sarah. "US teacher wins $1m for developing reading and writing skills". The Guardian. 15 March 2015.
  21. https://www.varkeyfoundation.org/news/10-incredible-facts-about-prize-winner-nancie-atwell "10 Incredible Facts about Prize Winner Nancie Atwell"
  22. Web site: Palestinian teacher wins global prize. Sean. Coughlan. 14 March 2016. www.bbc.co.uk.
  23. Web site: Maggie MacDonnell - Global Teacher Prize 2017 Winner. Varkey. Foundation. 21 February 2017. Vimeo.
  24. Web site: Andria Zafirakou from north London wins $1m 'world's best teacher' prize. 2018-03-18. The Guardian. en. 2018-03-18.
  25. News: Inspirational London teacher Andria Zafirakou wins $1m Global Teacher Prize. ITV News. 2018-03-18. en.
  26. News: UK teacher wins global best teacher prize. Coughlan. Sean. 2018-03-18. BBC News. 2018-03-18. en-GB.
  27. News: Aitkenhead. Decca. Best teacher in the world Andria Zafirakou: ‘Build trust with your kids – then everything else can happen’. 23 March 2018. the Guardian. 23 March 2018. en.
  28. Web site: Peter Tabichi - The 2019 Global Teacher Prize Winner. 2019-03-27. 2019-07-27. https://archive.today/20190727200927/https://www.globalteacherprize.org/winners/peter-tabichi/. dead.
  29. Web site: Ranjitsinh Disale - The 2020 Global Teacher Prize Winner. 2020-12-03. 2022-01-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220110093153/https://www.globalteacherprize.org/winners/ranjitsinh-disale-2020/. dead.
  30. Web site: Keishia Thorpe - The 2021 Global Teacher Prize Winner. Varkey. Foundation. 10 November 2021. 13 November 2021. 13 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211113194136/https://www.globalteacherprize.org/winners/keishia-thorpe-2021. dead.
  31. Web site: Maryland High School English Teacher Wins Global Teacher Prize. Taneasha. White. 11 November 2021. Inside Edition.
  32. Web site: Maryland high school teacher Keishia Thorpe wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize. CBS. AP. 11 November 2021. CBS News.

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