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American Civic Education Teacher Awards
In 2006, the Center for Civic Education, the Center on Congress at Indiana University, and the National Education Association launched the American Civic Education Teacher Awards (ACETA), designed to recognize educators who have demonstrated a special expertise in teaching about the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Congress, and public policy.
Each year the ACETA program selects and showcases three teachers who have done exemplary work in preparing young people to become informed and engaged citizens. These honorees are full-time, K–12 classroom teachers, serving in public or private schools.
ACETA recipients receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to participate in an educational program that includes observing committee hearings in Congress, meeting members of Congress and other key officials, and visiting sites such as the National Archives and the U.S. Supreme Court. The teachers are also honored during an awards ceremony at a major civic education conference.
The 2010 ACETA application is now available. Teachers can submit their applications to one of the three sponsoring organizations. Applications are due February 16, 2010.
2006 ACETA Recipients
The inaugural class of ACETA winners was Christopher Cavanaugh of Plainfield High School in Plainfield, Ind.; Galelyn McElroy of Central High School Magnet Career Academy in Louisville, Ky.; and Donna Paoletti Phillips of Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville, Md.
2006 News Release
2006 Video
2007 ACETA Recipients
The winners of the 2007 ACETA awards were Mary Ellen Daneels of Community High School in West Chicago, Ill., Barbara Simpson Ector of Cleveland Middle School in Cleveland, Tenn., and Kevin Fox of Arcadia High School in Arcadia, Calif.
2007 News Release
2007 Video
2008 ACETA Recipients
In 2008, the ACETA program recognized Sally Broughton of Monforton School in Bozeman, Mont.; Cheryl Cook-Kallio of Irvington High School in Fremont, Calif.; and Julie Kuhnhein of Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Ky.
2008 News Release
2008 Video
2009 ACETA Recipients
Teachers from South Carolina, Virginia, and Wyoming were selected for the 2009 ACETA honors. The recipients were: Nate Breen of Cheyenne Central High School in Cheyenne, Wyo.; Sarah Ann Richardson Turpin of Clemson Elementary School in Clemson, S.C.; and Gregory Walsh of Falls Church High School in Fairfax County, Va.
2009 News Release
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