The
 TEAI Awards Program is our way of saying 'thank you' to Technology 
Education professionals throughout Illinois who annually devote time, 
energy, and sometimes finances to build strong and exciting programs and
 curriculum. Please note that we have added the description and link to 
nominate for the IDEA R. Tim Phillips Award below as well.  
As
 members of our organization you serve as our "eyes and ears" and know 
excellence in teaching when you see it, encounter it, or hear about it. 
 Please take a moment to nominate someone you know for an award!
To make an award nomination:
    
         
Description of the TEAI / ITEEA Awards
    Teacher of the Year         (Elementary, Middle School, and High School levels awarded)
Purpose:
 This award is an acknowledgment of an outstanding technology teacher 
who keeps abreast of developments in technology education and uses this 
knowledge to constantly upgrade classroom curriculum or activities. This
 individual is also active in professional organizations, and maintains a
 positive rapport with students, faculty, administration, and the 
industrial community.  Eligible teachers must have completed at least 5 years of teaching experience.
    Program of the Year        (Elementary, Middle School, and High School levels awarded)
Purpose:
 This award is an acknowledgment of a superior technology education 
program which provides fundamental knowledge about the development of 
technology, its effect on people, the environment and culture, and draws
 its instructional contents from one or more of the following systems: 
communication, energy utilization, production/manufacturing, and 
transportation.
    Administrator of the Year
Purpose:
 This award is an acknowledgment of an outstanding administrator of 
technology education who has given years of service to his/her 
profession by contributing publications, presentations, and leadership 
at the local, state, and national levels.
    New Teacher of the Year Award
Purpose:
 This award is an acknowledgment of an outstanding “new” teacher who is 
providing his/her students the most current curriculum available and 
staying professionally active so personal growth continues.  Eligible 
teachers must have no more than 5 years of teaching experience to be 
considered for this award.
   
  
    
  
  
    IDEA R. Tim Phillips Award
  
  
    Purpose: Every
 fall the Illinois Design Educators Association solicits nominations for
 selection of one of the best Illinois drafting educators. The tradition
 and award began in 1989 after the IDEA’s sudden loss of fellow drafting
 educator R. Tim Phillip to cancer. Tim would be proud to know that he 
received this award posthumously (*) in 1989 from the IDEA membership, 
just as those who have received it have been proud to follow his lead. 
Thank you Tim, and thank you to all the IDEA members who take the time 
to nominate one of their own!
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemjrVyCufWV6bY_G9C9S68rT3TWYpZozF_PYOjiVTgc4SjTg/viewform