Deutscher Lehrerpreis

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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.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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."^[5]

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.^[4][6]

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,^[7] die Zeit,^[8] Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung,^[9] Spiegel Online,^[10] Focus (German magazine) Online,^[11] the Westdeutscher Rundfunk,^[12] Abendzeitung München,^[13] the Berliner Morgenpost,^[14] Deutschlandfunk,^[15] radio stations such as the Bayerischer Rundfunk,^[16] the Deutschlandradio,^[17] and Südwestrundfunk2.^[18] Television reports regarding the Lehrerpreis and individual award recipients appear on large TV stations such as the ARD (broadcaster),^[19] Südwestrundfunk,^[20] and the Norddeutscher Rundfunk^[21] and Bayerischer Rundfunk.^[22]

References

1. Vodafone foundation website: description of the German teaching award in English
2. German philological website: description of the German teaching award
3. Article on the official website of chancellor Angela Merkel about the German teaching award
4. "Der Lehrerpreis: Ideen und Ziele". Deutscher Lehrerpreis (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2016.
5. "Deutscher Lehrerpreis für hervorragenden Unterricht". Die Bundeskanzlerin (in German). Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2016. Wir brauchen Lehrerinnen und Lehrer mit Leidenschaft. Sie sind es, die über die Qualität einer Schule entscheiden.
6. description of the teaching award and the two categories by Deutscher Kulturrat e.V. sponsored by the Bundesminsterium für Bildung und Forschung
7. Article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015
8. Article in die Zeit about the deutscher Lehrerpreis
9. "2015 Interview in the HAZ about the deutscher Lehrerpreis winner 2014". Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
10. Article in the Spiegel Online about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015
11. Article in the Focus online about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015
12. Article in the WDR about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015
13. Article in the Abendzeitung MÜnchen about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015
14. Article in the Berliner Morgenpost about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015
15. Article in the Deutschlandfunk about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2014
16. radio report and article by Bayerischer Rundfunk about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015
17. radio report and article by the Deutschlandradio about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015
18. radio report and article by the SWR2 about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015^{[permanent dead link‍]}
19. TV report and article by the ARD about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015
20. TV report and article by the SWR about the deutscher Lehrerpreis 2015^{[permanent dead link‍]}
21. TV report and article by the NDR about the deutscher Lehrerpreis winner 2014
22. TV report and article by the Bayerischer Rundfunk about the deutscher Lehrerpreis winner 2014

External links

• Official website