AACTE Awards Program

The AACTE Awards Program recognizes excellence in both member institutions and individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of educator preparation. In identifying notable programs, practices, activities, writing, and research, these awards encourage all member institutions to strengthen the profession of teacher preparation through innovation, high standards, and leadership.

For an overview of the the 2023 award winners, read the press release.

Call for Entries

AACTE is now accepting submissions for the following two awards. 2024 Gloria J. Ladson-Billings Outstanding Book Award and the 2024 James D. Anderson Outstanding Dissertation Award. All other AACTE Awards will open on June 12. See the full Call for Entries.

2024 Gloria J. Ladson-Billings Outstanding Book AwardThis award recognizes exemplary books that make a significant contribution to the knowledge base of educator preparation or of teaching and learning with implications for educator preparation. Submission deadline is June 9. Learn more.

2024 James D. Anderson Outstanding Dissertation AwardThis award recognizes excellence in doctoral dissertation research (or its equivalent) that contributes to the knowledge base of educator preparation or of teaching and learning with implications for educator preparation. The award includes a $1,000 cash prize. Submission deadline is July 28. Learn more.

Best Practice Awards

2024 Best Practice Award in Support of Multicultural Education and Diversity
This award recognizes the infusion of diversity throughout all components of a school, college, or department of education (SCDE) as critical to quality educator preparation and professional development.

2024 Best Practice Award in Support of Global and International Perspectives
This award recognizes exemplary practice in the intercultural, global, cross-cultural, and international arenas.

2024 Best Practice Award for the Innovative Use of Technology
This award recognizes an innovative use of educational technologies in a school, college, or department of education (SCDE). 

2024 Best Practice Award for Exemplary Holmes Program
This award recognizes Holmes Program institutions that demonstrate exemplary and innovative practices in supporting graduate students of color resulting in increased productivity of its scholars. 

 Professional Achievement Awards

2024 Margaret B. Lindsey Award for Distinguished Research in Teacher Education
This award is given to an individual or to a team of individuals, conducting research together, who have made exceptional contributions to research in the field of educator preparation.

2024 David G. Imig Award for Distinguished Achievement in Teacher Education
This award recognizes an individual for distinguished achievement in the field of policy and/or research related to policy in educator preparation.

2024 Edward C. Pomeroy Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teacher Education
This award recognizes outstanding contributions to educator preparation, either through distinguished service to the educator preparation community or through the development and promotion of outstanding practices in educator preparation at the collegiate, state, or national level.

AACTE Award Categories

Innovative Use of Technology

This award, sponsored by AACTE’s Committee on Innovation and Technology, recognizes an innovative use of educational technologies in a school, college, or department of education.

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Global and International Perspectives

This award recognizes exemplary practice in the intercultural, global, cross-cultural, and international arenas. It is sponsored by AACTE’s Committee on Global Diversity as part of its mission to assure that a global/international perspective is brought to policy and programs associated with the preparation of education professionals.

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Multicultural Education and Diversity

This award, sponsored by AACTE’s Committee on Global Diversity, recognizes the infusion of diversity throughout all components of a school, college, or department of education (SCDE) as critical to quality teacher preparation and professional development. Specifically, the incorporation of issues related to culture, language, demographics, ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, and exceptionalities in the education process are perceived as important.

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Research in Teacher Education

The Margaret B. Lindsey Award recognizes an individual whose research over the last decade has made a major impact on the field of teacher education.

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Achievement in Teacher Education

The David G. Imig Award recognizes distinguished achievement in the field of policy or research in teacher education. The recipient(s) of this award need not be from an AACTE member institution or otherwise affiliated with AACTE, although there should be an obvious connection between the achievement recognized and AACTE’s mission and work.

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Contributions to Teacher Education

The Edward C. Pomeroy Award recognizes outstanding contributions to teacher education, either through distinguished service to the teacher education community or through the development and promotion of outstanding practices in teacher education at the collegiate, state, or national level.

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Outstanding Book Award Winner

The Gloria J. Ladson-Billings Outstanding Book Award recognizes as exemplary books that make a significant contribution to the knowledge base of educator preparation or of teaching and learning with implications for educator preparation. AACTE will accept ebooks should your warehouse not be able to ship hard copies by the deadline

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Outstanding Dissertation Award Winner

The James D. Anderson Outstanding Dissertation Award recognizes excellence in doctoral dissertation research that contributes to the knowledge base of educator preparation or of teaching and learning with implications for educator preparation.

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Outstanding JTE Article Award

This award, cosponsored by Sage, recognizes exemplary scholarship published in the Journal of Teacher Education (JTE) in the area of educator preparation or of teaching and learning with implications for educator preparation.

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