2026 Teacher of the Year Application

2026 Teacher of the Year Application
New York Agriculture in the Classroom's Teacher of the Year Application

Please use this form to nominate yourself or another teacher who uses agricultural materials, activities, and/or concepts in the classroom to such an extent as to merit this award. Visit the NYAITC website (www.agclassroom.org/ny) for more information regarding award honors and to find additional information about eligibility, the review process, and a scoring rubric. All entries are due by 11:45 pm on Sunday, November 23, 2025.
Name of Teacher of the Year Nominee (or team of teachers)
Email of Nominee
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Name of person nominating the Teacher of the Year applicant (if applicable)

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Email of person nominating the Teacher of the Year applicant
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Home Address of Nominee

Street Address

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CityState / Province

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Cell Phone

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School Name
School Address

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CityState / Province

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School Phone Number

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Building Principal's Name
Grade Level Taught
Subject Area(s) Taught
Total Years Teaching
Years Teaching at Current School
Would you/your nominee be able to submit a National Award application and attend the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference in Providence, Rhode Island from June 23-26, 2026 if selected as Teacher of the Year? (Expenses paid by New York Agriculture in the Classroom) ** Please note that the conference will take place during the last week of school.

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On a seperate document to be attached to this form, please briefly address the following question. (12 point font, 3 pages maximum)

Please share the teachers method of integrating/instructing in one of the following areas of agricultural literacy in the classroom:

A. Cross curricular integration of agriculture topics in standing subject(s) such as math, ELA, science, social studies, creative arts, etc. through learning activity examples.

B. Agriculture into your Science, Technology. Engineering, and Math (STEM) education.

C. Economics and agriculture (historically speaking or present time issues)

D. Agriculture as food and fiber systems

E. Agriculture and the environment

F. Agriculture and renewable energy
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2026 Teacher of the Year Application

New York Agriculture in the Classroom's Teacher of the Year Application