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Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award Winners Announced!
WASHINGTON, D.C. – National History Day (NHD) announced today the teachers selected to receive the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award for their state. The teachers selected have shown outstanding creativity, commitment, and inspiration in developing student interest in history. Each state winner is awarded $500, and is eligible for the National Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award. Two national winners, announced on June 19, 2014, will receive $10,000.
Dave Wheeler, a teacher at North Central High School in Indianapolis, IN, was selected as one of two state winners. “I am truly honored for the recognition as the National History Day teacher of the year for the state of Indiana,” said Wheeler. “This award would not be possible without the recommendation from one of my students, which is really why I am grateful. Her appreciation for my efforts to run the National History Day program for over 200 students is extremely gratifying. In addition, I realize that many of the other teachers who work with National History Day are very deserving of this award based on the student projects I have witnessed as the state level of competition.”
Middle and high school teachers are nominated by their administrators, peers, or self for the award. Each participating state is allowed to select one high school and one middle school teachers to receive the state award and consideration for the national award.
“National History Day firmly believes that quality teachers are the best educational tools that students have,” said National History Day Executive Director Cathy Gorn. The history teachers selected as Behring award recipients are a credit to their discipline, and exemplify what it takes to truly be a quality educator.”
Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award winners are NHD participating teachers who have demonstrated excellence in the classroom. Their work must clearly illustrate the development and use of creative teaching methods that interest students in history and help them make exciting discoveries about the past, and a commitment to helping students develop their interest in history and recognize their achievements.
