Maryland Society for Educational Technology - Educator, HigherEd, and Leadership Awards

Nomination Guidelines for 2024 - 2025

All MSET members are eligible to nominate or to be nominated. Either the nominator or the nominee must be a MSET member. If you need to join, you can do so by going to this link.

Intent to Nominate: For the first phase of nominations, due February 14, 2025, only the nominee’s name and contact information is required.
Nominations Phase 2: The nomination packet will be due by March 30, 2025. Nominators and nominees will work together to complete the nomination packet. The nominator will be responsible for writing the nomination statement based on the artifacts that the nominee provides.

MSET Award Nominations Open Jan. 27th

Each year, MSET honors educators for their outstanding use of innovative and effective practice of educational technology. There are three categories: Outstanding Educator Award, Outstanding Higher Ed Award, and Outstanding Leader Award. Winners are surprised at their place of employment in the Spring! Award recipients are given opportunities to participate in MSET business meetings, serve as featured speakers, and have their work highlighted. Each of our winners will receive a banner, a certificate, a complimentary registration for the Common Ground Conference, and a one year paid MSET Membership.

Nomination Form (fill out one per nomination)

Educator Award Nomination | Nomination Packet
Higher Ed Award Nomination | Nomination Packet
Leader Award Nomination | Nomination Packet

Educator

PURPOSE OF THE AWARD

This award recognizes one educator for his or her use of educational technology in the teaching and learning process in Maryland schools. The award supports MSET’s Mission for advancing excellence in learning and teaching through innovative and effective uses of technology.

Eligibility

Any teacher in a Maryland public or private school whose primary job responsibility is the direct instruction of students in an Early Childhood through Grade 12 or Higher Education classroom may be nominated. The educator must be currently responsible for the day-to-day instruction of PK-18 students. A nominee for this award may include a library media specialist and/or technology integration specialist, if at least seventy-five percent of his or her responsibilities include the direct instruction of PK-18 age students.

Higher Ed

PURPOSE OF THE AWARD

This award recognizes a Higher Education professional who has made exemplary contributions to the implementation of technology in Maryland institutions of higher education. It supports MSET’s Mission to advance excellence in learning and teaching through innovative and effective uses of technology.

Eligibility

Any full-time or part-time faculty member, dean, department chair, or president in the state of Maryland. This person's position can (but not required) be a combination of teaching and administrative duties.

Leader

PURPOSE OF THE AWARD

This award recognizes an educator outside the classroom who has made exemplary contributions to the implementation of technology in Maryland schools. It supports MSET’s Mission to advance excellence in learning and teaching through innovative and effective uses of technology.

Eligibility

Any full-time educator or administrator employed by an educational entity in the state of Maryland, whose primary job responsibility is NOT teaching in an Early Childhood through Grade 12 or Higher Education classroom.