Announces 2022 National Award Winners
(February 16, 2022, Washington, D.C.) – () is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of its annual awards for innovative research, best practice, and exemplary leadership in educator preparation. Through a rigorous selection process, the Awards Program recognizes excellence in both member institutions and individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of educator preparation.
The following member institutions and individuals will be honored during the 74th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La, March 4 – 6.
Outstanding Dissertation Award
Lin Wu, Western Oregon University, “Borderland Teaching of Chinese American Teachers with Mexican American Students: Toward the Development of a Theory” –
Outstanding Journal of Teacher Education Article Award
“Three Different Measures of Graduates’ Instructional Readiness and the Features of Preservice Preparation That Predict Them,” Matthew Ronfeldt, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Kavita Kapadia Matsko, Northwestern University; Hillary Greene Nolan, Digital Promise Global; and Michelle Reininger, University of Colorado at Boulder –
Outstanding Book Award
Letting Go of Literary Whiteness: Anti-racist Literature Instruction for White Students, Carlin Borsheim-Black, Central Michigan University and Sophia Tatiana Sarigianides, Westfield State University –
Best Practice Award in Support of Global and International Perspectives
University of Missouri – St. Louis, College of Education, Internationalizing Education at UMSL and Beyond –
Best Practice Award for the Innovative Use of Technology
Southeast Missouri State University, College of Education, Health, and Human Studies, EDvolution Model –
Best Practice Award in Support of Multicultural Education and Diversity
Old Dominion University, Teacher in Residence Program –
David G. Imig Award for Distinguished Achievement in Teacher Education
Robert E. Floden, University Distinguished Professor and Dean Emeritus of Michigan State University College of Education –
Margaret B. Lindsey Award for Distinguished Research in Teacher Education
Shauna Adams, Executive Director, Center for Early Learning; Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Dayton –
The 26th annual Awards Program honors member institutions and individuals who have made bold, extraordinary, and innovative contributions to the profession of teacher education.
Lynn M. Gangone, president and CEO, said, “Congratulations to this year’s award recipients. I applaud you for your dedication to advancing our profession through high-quality programs, practices, research, writing, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion for all.”
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