The Best Practice Awards were established in 1996 and awarded for the first time in 1997. They were designed to recognize institutions who have demonstrated "best practice" in achieving AACTE's strategic goals. AACTE presents these Best Practice Awards:

for Collaboration With Community Colleges.
This award recognizes outstanding collaboration between teacher education programs at a member institution and a community college.

for Gender Equity.
This award recognizes exemplary accomplishment in programs and innovations related to gender equity in education.

for Global and International Teacher Education.
This award recognizes exemplary practice or programs in the intercultural, global, cross-cultural, and international arenas.

for Professional Ethics and Moral Dispositions in Teacher Education
This award recognizes a school, college, or department of education (SCDE) for foundational attention and exemplary practices related to professional ethics and moral dispositions of teacher education.

for the Innovative Use of Technology.
This award recognizes an innovative use of educational technology in a school, college or department of education (SCDE).

in Support of Diversity.
This award recognizes the infusion of diversity throughout all components of a school, college, or department of education (SCDE) as critical to quality teacher education and professional development.

in Support of Teacher Education Quality and Accountability.
This award highlights and supports the efforts of AACTE's Committee on Quality and Accountability to assist AACTE institutions in addressing issues of program quality and accountability.

For selection criteria and submission requirements for a Best Practice Award, see the Call for Entries and Entry Form.

Past Recipients of the Best Practice Awards

For additional information, send an e-mail to aacte@aacte.org.

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