Nonprofit
Teachers Organization Wins Top Industry Honors
From the Association of Educational Publishers
NEW
YORK, NY (June 15, 2002)-Teachers Network (http://teachersnetwork.org),
a non-profit education organization that connects
innovative teachers nationally and around the
globe, has won the prestigious Distinguished
Achievement Award (DAA) for best online portal
in the Technology category, given yearly by
the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP),
Teachers Network announced today. Chosen from
more than 50 entries in the Technology program,
Teachers Network received top honors for excellence
in educational publishing at the 39th annual
EdPress event held at the National Press Club
in Washington D.C. last week.
The
Distinguished Achievement Awards for excellence
in educational
technology, instructional materials and print
and audio/visual media recognizes delivery
of educational content using multimedia. In
narrowing down the submissions to four finalists,
the judges (drawn from a national pool of writing,
publishing, and design experts in print and
technology; education editors; educators; and
curriculum experts) were most interested in
the sites' educational value, accuracy of concepts,
and ability to sustain audience interest, while
also considering the creative use of technology,
design integration, and ease of use. Teachers
Network received a 15 out of the 16 possible
points, beating out stiff competition from ENC
Online (Eisenhower National Clearinghouse), www.teachingtolerance.org (Southern
Poverty Law Center), and www.riverdeep.net,
among others.
"As Teachers
Network stays at the forefront of providing
invaluable information and resources for teachers,
we're excited to accept this award on their
behalf," said Ellen Dempsey, President and
CEO of Teachers Network. " Our goal has always
been a simple one, to keep good teachers teaching.
By networking teachers with one another, and
providing indispensable tools for professional
development, Teachers Network has worked hand-in-hand
with educators to improve student achievement
and support and showcase the great work that's
taking place in our nation's classrooms."
"By shining a spotlight
on the wide range of quality resources in the
marketplace", AEP Executive Director Charlene
Gaynor said, "we hope to provide schools, teachers,
students and parents with some benchmarks for
evaluating and choosing educational resources,
and these award recipients have set the industry
standards to which other companies aspire."
Note: To view all of the winners,
go to: http://edpress.org/awards/02tech.htm
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