Awards & Grants

Teacher of the Year

SWCOLT & ACTFL Presentation Grants

Teacher Vitality Awards

Pat Buckner Collaboration in Teachong Project

Teacher of the Year Information Sheet
Teacher-of-the-Year Nomination Form

Three UFLA Teacher of the year, for elementary secondary and higher education, will be named each year at our annual meeting. UFLA will nominates one of these teachers to compete for the regional SWCOLT Teacher of the Year. Pearson Publishing and UFLA pay the costs associated with travel and attendance for the nominee at the SWCOLT annual meeting.

 


SWCOLT and ACTFL Presentation Grants

Each year, UFLA will award up to four stipends to UFLA members who present sessions at SWCOLT (two $500 awards per year) or ACTFL (two $1000 awards per year). 
     To be eligible, candidates must: 1) be members of UFLA, 2) submit a copy of their session proposal to the UFLA Executive Secretary/Treasurer at the same time they submit it to SWCOLT or ACTFL, 3) notify the UFLA Executive Secretary/Treasurer when they receive official notification from SWCOL or ACTFL that their session has been accepted. Any individual who receives a stipend from UFLA to present at SWCOLT or ACTFL will be ineligible to reapply for a period of five years.
     Eligible candidates will be evaluated by a committee appointed to that purpose by the UFLA Executive Board. It will be the responsibility of this committee to determine the criteria it uses for choosing award winners; however, the committee shall attempt to distribute the awards among teachers in both secondary and higher education. The committee will present the names of award winners to the UFLA Executive Board for approval.


Teacher Vitality Award Proposal Form

Three annual awards are available for the purpose of research, study, workshops, or projects for improving the quality of teaching. Award amounts will typically range from $500 to $1000.

 


Pat Buckner Collaboration in Teaching Project

One award of up to $1000 is given annually to facilitate collaboration between two or more language teachers in the same department, school, or in different schools, districts or across the state.