The Deutscher Lehrerpreis is a teacher award in Germany. It is awarded in two major categories: the first category awards teachers who exhibit innovative teaching practices, and the second category allows students to nominate their teachers for responsible student-teacher collaboration. The award was created and is organized by the Vodafone Foundation and the German Philological Association.Vodafone foundation website: description of the German teaching award in EnglishGerman philological website: description of the German teaching award
It is supported by German education researchers, such as Professor Dr. Jürgen Baumert who is the vice-president of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin and who conducted the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study, and German politicians such as Chancellor Angela Merkel.Article on the official website of chancellor Angela Merkel about the German teaching award
Award categories The award was created by the Vodafone Foundation, the German Philological Foundation, German politicians and education professors, intending to reward the work of teachers and improve public appreciation of teachers. At the 2011 award ceremony, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "We need teachers with a passion. They are the ones that are responsible for the quality of a school."
The Deutscher Lehrerpreis is awarded in two major categories. The first category is awarded for innovative teaching practices. Teachers from German secondary schools can apply with their projects, and a total of 13,000 Euros are awarded. The second category is awarded for responsible cooperation between students and teachers. Students who are about to graduate or have already graduated may nominate their teachers for the second category.description of the teaching award and the two categories by Deutscher Kulturrat e.V. sponsored by the Bundesminsterium für Bildung und Forschung
Media coverage The German teaching award always finds a wide media coverage in the German media each year. These articles describe the competition and discuss the importance of good teachers in Germany. The winning teachers and teaching projects are portrayed and the teachers interviewed. Media coverage regarding the Deutscher Lehrerpreis has appeared in the Süddeutsche Zeitung,Article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015 die Zeit,Article in die Zeit about the deutscher Lehrerpreis Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, Spiegel Online,Article in the Spiegel Online about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015 Focus (German magazine) Online,Article in the Focus online about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015 the Westdeutscher Rundfunk,Article in the WDR about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015 Abendzeitung München,Article in the Abendzeitung MÜnchen about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015 the Berliner Morgenpost,Article in the Berliner Morgenpost about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015 Deutschlandfunk,Article in the Deutschlandfunk about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2014 radio stations such as the Bayerischer Rundfunk,radio report and article by Bayerischer Rundfunk about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015 the Deutschlandradio,radio report and article by the Deutschlandradio about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015 and Südwestrundfunk2. Television reports regarding the Lehrerpreis and individual award recipients appear on large TV stations such as the ARD (broadcaster),TV report and article by the ARD about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015 Südwestrundfunk, and the Norddeutscher RundfunkTV report and article by the NDR about the deutscher Lehrerpreis winner 2014 and Bayerischer Rundfunk.TV report and article by the Bayerischer Rundfunk about the deutscher Lehrerpreis winner 2014
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