AEP is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 AEP Awards, recognizing the year’s most outstanding materials in the field of teaching and learning. The winners of this year’s Distinguished Achievement and Golden Lamp Awards were honored at special gala event Friday night at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
According to Charlene Gaynor, CEO of AEP, the 2009 winners exemplify what it means to think in terms of the 21st Century classroom.
“Despite our economic climate, I was struck by the limitless innovative ideas seen throughout this year’s entries,” said Gaynor. “Many products challenged educational norms and explored new ways to make the essentials fun. Stellar math and reading materials proudly earned honors along with less traditional yet relevant real-world subjects like finance, relationships, and nutrition.”
AEP’s Distinguished Achievement Awards (DAAs) recognize the best educational resources within the categories of Curriculum, Periodicals, Professional Development, and, for the first time, Technology Innovations. The DAAs are evaluated on traits such as efficacy, usability, and overall educational value and are judged by an expert panel of educators, editors, designers, and technology specialists.
If the DAAs are the Oscars ™ of the educational resource community, the Golden Lamp Awards are the industry’s equivalent of Best Picture. The “best of the best,” Golden Lamp winners are defined by their superior use of content, design, and fulfillment of a product’s educational mission. The winners of the 2009 Golden Lamp Awards are:
CURRICULUM
Mathematics Readers
Teacher Created Materials
PERIODICALS
Scholastic MATH Magazine
Scholastic Inc.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Morning Meeting Professional Development Kit
Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc.
TECHNOLOGY INOVATIONS
DreamBox Learning K-2 Math
DreamBox Learning, Inc.
In the upcoming weeks, AEP Award winners will receive special recognition in AEP’s Online Product Gallery (gallery.AEPweb.org), on Amazon.com, and in Bowker’s Books In Print (www.booksinprint.com) product database. Winners also earn the right to display the Lamp of Learning seal, nationally recognized by educators and administrators as a mark of outstanding quality and achievement.
A complete list of DAA winners is available at www.AEPweb.org/awards/winners.htm.
Congratulations to the Winners.
SpellingCity.com was an AEP Golden Lamp finalist so I was at the dinner.
It was a great evening. Loved the entertainment and company.
I was pleased and proud to be a finalist. Congrats to the Winners.
John