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Nominated for: Global Teacher Prize Top 10 Award

Basic data of the distinction

Type of award: Nomination for an award or distinction
Announced by: Varkey Foundation, Global Education and Skills Forum in Cooperation with UNESCO
Nominees: Yang, Boya; Calle, David; Silburn, Ken; MacDonnell, Maggie; Ghanbari Jahrami, Marie-Christine; Wamaya, Michael; Chambers, Raymond; Begum, Salima; Hall, Tracy-Ann; da Silva Nogueira, Wemerson
Announced at: 20/03/2017

About the nomination

The Global Teacher Prize is a US $1million award, presented annually to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession. The Varkey Foundation established theprizein 2014, to recognise and celebrate the impact that teachers have around the world – not only on their students, but on the communities around them.
Comments & annotations: Top 10 Finalist
Link to the press release of the awarding organisation: https://www.globalteacherprize.org/person?id=1718
Link zur Pressemitteilung der Universität Münster: https://www.uni-muenster.de/news/view.php?cmdid=8760〈=de

About the award

The Global Teacher Prize is an annual US$1 million award by the Varkey Foundation to a teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession. Nominations of teachers who meet specific criteria are open to the worldwide public, and teachers can also nominate themselves.The judging is done by the Global Teacher Prize Academy, consisting of head teachers, education experts, commentators, journalists, public officials, tech entrepreneurs, company directors, and scientists from around the world. The annual prize was launched at the second annual Global Education and Skills Forum in March 2014 and received over 5,000 nominations from 127 countries.The Global Teacher Prize, which has been referred to by journalists as the Nobel Prize for teaching, highlights and celebrates the profession while giving greater recognition to the work of teachers all over the world.
Type of award: Teaching award
Website of the award or committee: https://www.globalteacherprize.org/
Zeitraum der Vergabe: since 2014