Awards Program
The Ohio Council for the Social Studies presents numerous awards annually at its state conference. The awards are intended to recognize and honor outstanding Social Studies educators throughout Ohio. This year’s conference will run October 1-2, 2012. OCSS provides awards in the following categories:
• Emerging Social Studies Leader
• Outstanding Social Studies Teacher (2 Awards total) (Elementary, Middle/Junior High, High School/Post Secondary)
• Social Studies Leader
• Outstanding Social Studies Teacher (2 Awards total) (Elementary, Middle/Junior High, High School/Post Secondary)
• Social Studies Leader
Emerging Social Studies Leader
• OCSS wants to honor student teachers or teachers within the first three years of teaching who demonstrate outstanding dedication, skill, intelligence, and caring in the practice of their art.
• Teacher nominees should be Ohio Social studies educators currently student teaching or within the first three years of beginning their teaching career (must be currently employed as a classroom teacher) . Nominees should exemplify excellence in the teaching of social studies skills and content, and their colleagues should recognize them as exceptional social studies practitioners.
• Classroom teacher or student teacher winners receive a framed certificate, a year’s membership in OCSS, one day paid registration for the annual conference (The day the award is presented), $100.00 cash award and publicity in their hometown newspaper.
• OCSS wants to honor student teachers or teachers within the first three years of teaching who demonstrate outstanding dedication, skill, intelligence, and caring in the practice of their art.
• Teacher nominees should be Ohio Social studies educators currently student teaching or within the first three years of beginning their teaching career (must be currently employed as a classroom teacher) . Nominees should exemplify excellence in the teaching of social studies skills and content, and their colleagues should recognize them as exceptional social studies practitioners.
• Classroom teacher or student teacher winners receive a framed certificate, a year’s membership in OCSS, one day paid registration for the annual conference (The day the award is presented), $100.00 cash award and publicity in their hometown newspaper.
Outstanding Social Studies Teacher (2 Awards total) (Elementary, Middle/Junior High, High School/Post Secondary)
• OCSS wants to honor those social studies educators who demonstrate outstanding dedication, skill, intelligence, and caring in the practice of their art.
• Teacher of the year nominees should be Ohio classroom educators currently teaching social studies. Nominees should exemplify excellence in the teaching of social studies skills and content, and their colleagues should recognize them as exceptional social studies practitioners.
• Classroom teacher winners receive a framed certificate, a year’s membership in OCSS, one day paid registration for the annual conference (The day the award is presented), $100.00 cash award and publicity in their hometown newspaper.
Social Studies Leader
• OCSS wants to honor a group or an individual in Ohio for service promoting social studies principles.
• Leaders may be administrators, political leaders , or other professionals who have made a significant contribution to the field of social studies
• Social Studies Leader- receives a plaque, a year’s membership in OCSS, one day paid registration for the annual conference (The day the award is presented) and publicity in his or her hometown newspaper.
• OCSS wants to honor those social studies educators who demonstrate outstanding dedication, skill, intelligence, and caring in the practice of their art.
• Teacher of the year nominees should be Ohio classroom educators currently teaching social studies. Nominees should exemplify excellence in the teaching of social studies skills and content, and their colleagues should recognize them as exceptional social studies practitioners.
• Classroom teacher winners receive a framed certificate, a year’s membership in OCSS, one day paid registration for the annual conference (The day the award is presented), $100.00 cash award and publicity in their hometown newspaper.
Social Studies Leader
• OCSS wants to honor a group or an individual in Ohio for service promoting social studies principles.
• Leaders may be administrators, political leaders , or other professionals who have made a significant contribution to the field of social studies
• Social Studies Leader- receives a plaque, a year’s membership in OCSS, one day paid registration for the annual conference (The day the award is presented) and publicity in his or her hometown newspaper.
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DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Friday May 25, 2012 All submissions need to be emailed to: Mona Al-Hayani
Email: monaal1@bex.net
2012 Dr. James J. Sheehan Pre-Service Social Studies Teacher Honorees
Dr. James J. “Jim” Sheehan devoted his professional career to preparing a new generation of social studies educators who utilize best practices in the classroom and strive to become social studies professionals engaged in the work of the Ohio Council for the Social Studies and NCSS. Jim brought his Miami University students to OCSS conferences each year where he assisted them in making their first professional presentations to colleagues. Through donations of his friends and colleagues, OCSS developed a program to honor Jim’s life work by recognizing outstanding new social studies professionals. OCSS seeks to recognize outstanding new pre-service professionals from each of Ohio’s teacher training institutions. It is our intent to recognize talented students and assist them as they transition to classroom teachers. Each teacher training institution in Ohio may select one student in their social studies education program to nominate each year. Students are selected based on leadership and scholarship exhibited as students in the education program.
The 2012 award recipients are:
- Bowling Green State University: Alicia Booker
- Miami University: Courtney Schilling
- Ohio University: Mark A. Pettyjohn
- Walsh University: Benjamin Louis
- Wittenberg University: Gabrielle Rae Miller
- Wright State University: Tyler Cates
Congratulations to this year’s honorees. We look forward to welcoming you as full members of OCSS and the social studies profession.
Is your university represented here? Each teacher training institution in Ohio may nominate one student each year. If you are a university instructor but do not currently receive our e-mails, please contact Dan Langen (execdirocss@gmail.com) to be added to our database.
