Deadline: 25-Nov-22
The Novo Nordisk Foundation is inviting applications for Prize for Science Teachers on Teacher Education Programme to recognize and make visible a special effort in educating and qualifying the country’s future educators who work with nature, outdoor life and science.
The award is aimed at lecturers on the Danish vocational colleges’ teacher education programmes. Teachers who teach within the specialization day care pedagogy with a special focus on science pedagogy, mathematical awareness and sustainability can be considered.
Funding Information
- The award consists of a sum of DKK 250,000, including a personal honor award of DKK 50,000 and DKK 200,000 for the vocational college.
Criteria
- The main criterion is that candidates have delivered a special effort within one or more of these focus areas. In the selection, emphasis is also placed on candidates:
- Educates, qualifies and motivates future educators
- Develops, applies and shares inspiring science didactic methods
- Participates in collaborations in relation to several focus areas and/or on the transition from daycare to primary school
- Contributes to promoting a stimulating science environment that qualifies students and colleagues.
- All criteria do not have to be met for a nominated teacher to be considered.
- Teacher education students and colleagues can make suggestions for candidates, but the recommendation must be made via the head of education, dean or rector at the individual vocational college.
- More than one candidate may be nominated for the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Prize for Science Teachers in the Pedagogy from the same university of applied sciences, and previously nominated candidates who have not received the award may be re-nominated.
For more information, visit https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grant/novo-nordisk-fondens-pris-til-naturfagsundervisere-paa-paedagoguddannelsen/