This award honors leaders who innovate with technology in English language arts teacher education and provides an opportunity to present their research at the SITE international conference.
Funder: National Council of Teachers of English
Due Dates: November 13, 2026 (Nomination deadline for 2026 award)
Funding Amounts: Complimentary registration to SITE 2027 conference; recipient is responsible for travel costs.
Summary: Recognizes exemplary leadership and innovation in integrating technology into English language arts teacher education, with an opportunity to present at a major international conference.
Key Information: Nominations must be emailed by 11:59 p.m. PT; open to NCTE members including preK–12 teachers, graduate students, and faculty.
This award honors outstanding leadership in the integration of technology within English language arts teacher education. It recognizes individuals or teams who move beyond traditional digital assignments to reimagine pedagogies that authentically engage youth in networked media, grounded in research and NCTE’s critical media literacy standards. Recipients are celebrated for advancing cross-institutional dialogue and youth-centered digital literacy instruction, and are given the opportunity to present their work at the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education (SITE) international conference.