NYS TESOL Awards Nominations

2025 NYS TESOL Educator Awards Nomination Form

Please submit all requested information in order for your nominee to be reviewed. You may submit nominations in more than one category, but only one name per award. Self-nominations are welcome too! Submission deadline is October 3, 2025. Winners will be notified by October 24, 2025 and honored at this year's conference!
Choose the award you are submitting for. Follow the link below to see the description of each award: https://nystesol.org/awards_grants_scholarships.php*

Teacher Materials Grant

Submit a 1-page document that outlines your proposed project. Describe how you would use the funds for projects or experiences that directly enrich students’ language, academic, and cultural learning experiences. ESL/ENL learners may be of any age or level. These materials should be for a project/activity/lesson that you propose in the application, and not for everyday classroom supplies (e.g. chalk, paper, etc.). Grantees will be required to submit an article about their projects to NYS TESOL for publication.
Please share the link to your proposal below. Please be sure your sharing settings enable view access to this document.
Bio of the nominee. 100-150 words in the third person*

Example of Bio: Kelly Aldinger is a western NY native and a TESOL candidate in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at Clarkson University, Capital Region Campus. Prior to her graduate studies at Clarkson, Kelly completed an undergraduate degree at the University at Buffalo, majoring in Spanish and minoring in Linguistics. She was an Americorps volunteer with the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, serving as an ELL Youth Mentor in the public schools of Salem, MA, an experience that inspired her to pursue graduate studies in TESOL. In addition to her service with Americorps, Kelly has volunteered with multiple organizations to support English learners and immigrant communities. She is currently teaching K-3 ENL in Elba, NY and in the 2020-2021 academic year Kelly will complete her requirements for NYS ESOL certification, graduating in the spring of 2021. Kelly is a passionate advocate for educational equity and inclusion.0/150
Is this nomination for yourself or someone else?*

MyselfSomeone Else

Co-Teaching Pair of the Year
Last Name of Co-Teacher #1*
First Name of Co-Teacher #1*
Is Co-Teacher #1 a current NYS TESOL Member?

YESNO
Email of Co-Teacher #1
example@example.com
Bio of the nominee. 100-150 words in the third person*

Example of Bio: Kelly Aldinger is a western NY native and a TESOL candidate in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at Clarkson University, Capital Region Campus. Prior to her graduate studies at Clarkson, Kelly completed an undergraduate degree at the University at Buffalo, majoring in Spanish and minoring in Linguistics. She was an Americorps volunteer with the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, serving as an ELL Youth Mentor in the public schools of Salem, MA, an experience that inspired her to pursue graduate studies in TESOL. In addition to her service with Americorps, Kelly has volunteered with multiple organizations to support English learners and immigrant communities. She is currently teaching K-3 ENL in Elba, NY and in the 2020-2021 academic year Kelly will complete her requirements for NYS ESOL certification, graduating in the spring of 2021. Kelly is a passionate advocate for educational equity and inclusion.0/150
First Name of Co-Teacher #2*
Last Name of Co-Teacher #2*
Email of Co-Teacher #2
example@example.com
Is Co-Teacher #2 a current NYS TESOL Member?

YESNO
Bio of the nominee. 100-150 words in the third person*

Example of Bio: Kelly Aldinger is a western NY native and a TESOL candidate in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at Clarkson University, Capital Region Campus. Prior to her graduate studies at Clarkson, Kelly completed an undergraduate degree at the University at Buffalo, majoring in Spanish and minoring in Linguistics. She was an Americorps volunteer with the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, serving as an ELL Youth Mentor in the public schools of Salem, MA, an experience that inspired her to pursue graduate studies in TESOL. In addition to her service with Americorps, Kelly has volunteered with multiple organizations to support English learners and immigrant communities. She is currently teaching K-3 ENL in Elba, NY and in the 2020-2021 academic year Kelly will complete her requirements for NYS ESOL certification, graduating in the spring of 2021. Kelly is a passionate advocate for educational equity and inclusion.0/150
Rationale for the award. Not a repeat of the bios. This should be 100-150 words , written in the 3rd person and explains WHY your nominees meet the criteria for this award. What makes them outstanding in this category and deserving of recognition? Why should they win this award? *

0/150

Educator Nominee Information
Last Name of the Person you are nominating*
First Name of the Person you are nominating*
Region of NY State of nominee*
Bio of the nominee. 100-150 words in the third person*

Example of Bio: Kelly Aldinger is a western NY native and a TESOL candidate in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at Clarkson University, Capital Region Campus. Prior to her graduate studies at Clarkson, Kelly completed an undergraduate degree at the University at Buffalo, majoring in Spanish and minoring in Linguistics. She was an Americorps volunteer with the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, serving as an ELL Youth Mentor in the public schools of Salem, MA, an experience that inspired her to pursue graduate studies in TESOL. In addition to her service with Americorps, Kelly has volunteered with multiple organizations to support English learners and immigrant communities. She is currently teaching K-3 ENL in Elba, NY and in the 2020-2021 academic year Kelly will complete her requirements for NYS ESOL certification, graduating in the spring of 2021. Kelly is a passionate advocate for educational equity and inclusion.0/150
Rationale for the award. Not a repeat of the bio. This should be 100-150 words , written in the 3rd person and explains WHY your nominee meets the criteria for this award. What makes them outstanding in this category and deserving of recognition? Why should they win this award? *

0/150
Is this nomination for yourself or someone else?*

MyselfSomeone Else

Student Nominee
First Name of Student*

Last Name of Student*
Name of School*
Student Bio- 100-150 words, written in 3rd person*

0/150
Rationale for the award. Not a repeat of the bio. This should be 100-150 words , written in the 3rd person and explains WHY your nominee meets the criteria for this award. What makes them outstanding in this category and deserving of recognition? Why should they win this award? *

0/150

First Name of Parent or Family Member
Last Name of Parent or Family Member
Any other members of the family that should be included
Parent or Family Bio- 100-150 words, written in 3rd person*

0/150
Rationale for the award. Not a repeat of the bio. This should be 100-150 words , written in the 3rd person and explains WHY your nominee meets the criteria for this award. What makes them outstanding in this category and deserving of recognition? Why should they win this award? *

0/150

Contact Info for Nominee

Please fill in as much info as possible. This will help us streamline the process of notification if your nominee is chosen.
Email of Nominee
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Cell Phone Number of Nominee
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YOUR last name*
YOUR first name*
YOUR preferred email *
Cell Phone Number
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Are you a current NYS TESOL Member?

YESNO
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2025 NYS TESOL Educator Awards Nomination Form

Teacher Materials Grant

Co-Teaching Pair of the Year

Educator Nominee Information

Student Nominee

Contact Info for Nominee