Celebrating Great Tech Educators in Oregon and SW Washington
TechStart will be honoring three Oregon tech educators with Technology Educator of the Year Awards, to be presented in May 2024 at the 40th Annual Oregon Technology Awards,
K-8 Technology Educator of the Year
High School Technology Educator of the Year
Technology Educator Rising Star – Any Grade Level (K-12)
Get involved today by nominating a tech educator (including yourself), volunteering to judge, or contributing to the program.
Please help recognize great K-12 tech educators who work in a private or public school in Oregon or SW Washington. If you’re a teacher, administrator, parent, or community member who knows a tech educator who deserves recognition, please nominate them.
What makes a TechStart Technology Educator of the Year?
TechStart applauds all technology educators. For our awards, we will be recognizing educators who:
Make a sustained, positive impact in the classroom, school, and district
Work to broaden technology learning among underserved and underrepresented students, including Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), rural, and marginalized gender students
Demonstrate tech education leadership and engagement beyond the classroom
Use innovative and successful teaching strategies
Any Oregon or SW Washington educator working with K-12 students and schools—including licensed teachers, administrators, classroom assistants, tech staff, community volunteers, mentors, and others—is eligible to be a Technology Educator of the Year.
Award winners receive recognition as TechStart Technology Educator of the Year and a $1,000 stipend for their classroom to spend on tech education materials, including hardware, software, services, or curriculum.
For the 2024 Technology Educator awards, TechStart has a two-step nomination process. There is a short form for people to nominate a candidate. Once the candidate is nominated, TechStart has a TechStart Educator Application form to be completed to gather information about the candidate.