ACTFL Florence Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education, K-12

From http://www.actfl.org

The Florence Steiner Award honors the memory of a teacher, department chair, professional speaker, and ACTFL President-Elect who was widely known and appreciated for her professional knowledge, her ability to communicate with teachers, and her wit. Each recipient will receive a $500 cash award provided by ACTFL.

Criteria for Selection
 The recipient must be a current ACTFL member.
 The recipients must have a minimum of five years teaching experience with at least half of each year's assignment in the area of foreign language education.
 The recipients must submit evidence of excellence in teaching, such as program descriptions and supporting letters from students, colleagues, school or institutional officers; and/or
 The recipients must submit evidence of service to the school, community, and state, as well as to state, regional, and national professional organizations.
 In the case of administrators or supervisors, the recipient must submit evidence of instructional leadership.

Nominations must be submitted on or before May 28, 2013.

For full details go to http://www.actfl.org/about-the-american-council-the-teaching-foreign-languages/awards/other-awards/the-actfl-florence