Awards

University of Toronto chapter Phi Delta Kappa sponsors four awards available to people studying in the field of education covering all levels of post secondary education.

Read about recent award recepients in the News section.

Prospective Educator's Award

The Prospective Educator's Award is a scholarship grant made to a current high school senior whose intended college major is a program in education.

Secondary school applicants can download the application from the "Prospective Educator" heading of the "Awards and Scholarships" section from the PDK International site www.pdkintl.org.

Send the completed form to Pauline Shou at the address below:

Pauline Shou
330 McCowan Road, Apt 1005
Scarborough, ON
M1J 3N3
pauline.shou@gmail.com

Forms will be posted in November, with submission deadline to Pauline Shou by December 20th, 2007.

Winning essays at the University of Toronto level will be entered in PDK International′s Prospective Educator Award process. Chapter winners will receive a cheque for $100 and a student membership in PDK.

The Chapter winner will be sent to the International level where it will be eligible for an award of up to US$1000.

Excellence in Student Teaching Award
(Prospective Educator Award)

This award is open to students in an undergraduate education majors with a student teaching component.

Undergraduates and graduate students engaged in student teaching during the summer, fall and spring of the current year are eligible. Faculty of Education students can download the application from the "Prospective Educator" heading of the "Awards and Scholarships" section from the PDK International site www.pdkintl.org. Under the application's Prospective Educator title, print in "Excellence in Student Teaching". Send the completed package to David Keffer at the address below.

Award Chair:

David Keffer
42 Bernadine Street
Toronto, Ontario
M1P 4M2
david@keffer.net

Entries are read by a committee from the University of Toronto Chapter. The winning entries at the chapter level will receive $100 and a one-year membership in PDK.

The chapter winner will be sent to the international level where it will be eligible for an award of up to US$1000.00. Forms will be posted in November, with submission deadline to David Keffer By December 20th, 2007.

The Jackman Award

Each year, the University of Toronto Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa International sponsors the Henry Jackman award in honour of the chapter's first president.

The award ($500.00) will be presented to a student currently attending a Faculty / School of Education in the province of Ontario, including graduate programmes. A year's membership in University of Toronto Chapter PDK is also awarded.

Interested candidates must submit:

a copy of a current student card
two signed, original letters of reference from persons who have played a significant role in the candidate's education
a two-page resume, including a history of work with children and positions of leadership
a 500 word essay (see below)

Read the following quote from the annual report written by Ontario's Chief Superintendent of Education, Egerton Ryerson, in 1867:

"A series of Merit-cards, with appropriate illustrations and mottoes … are to be awarded daily, or more generally weekly, to Pupils meriting them. One class of Cards is for punctuality; another for good conduct; a third for diligence; a fourth for perfect recitations. … Thus an influence is exerted upon every part of a Pupil's conduct, and during every day of his school career. If he cannot learn as fast as another pupil, he can be as punctual, as diligent, and maintain as good conduct. … Each Pupil is judged and rewarded according to his merits, as exhibited in his every day school life."

Do you agree with Dr. Ryerson that rewards are a good way to motivate students to learn, to work hard, and to follow the school's rules? Answer in approximately 500 words, using both your experience and what you have learned in your education studies.

The deadline for submission is, April 18, 2008. Application packages should be sent to: Professor Ruth Childs, Chair, The Jackman Award, OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St. W., Room 9-110, Toronto, ON, M5S 1V6. If you have any questions, please email Professor Childs at rchilds@utoronto.oise.ca.

The Award committee will undertake an anonymous review of the submissions based on the following criteria:

Content
- clear, penetrating ideas
- mature grasp of subject
- accurate documentation, where appropriate
Organization
- clear, purposeful development of ideas
- smooth transitions
Style
- clear, concise writing style
- clear sense of the audience/reader
- focused, to the point

This year's recipient will be declared and notified by May 15, 2008. The winning essay may be published in a future issue of the U of T's chapter's newsletter. The winner will be expected to submit a digital photograph and electronic version of the essay. The winner and one guest will be invited by the Chapter to attend an event for the presentation of the award.

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award

This award represents the Chapter level of an international award, which can be accessed at www.pdkintl.org. Information about this award is posted on International's website.

Chapter co-chair is Dr. Clay Lafleur (claymar@rogers.com) and submissions need to reach him by August 15, 2008.

A mailing address will be posted closer to the due date.

The chapter level award includes a year's membership in PDK, which is a requirement for the International level award of $5000.

PDK International Awards

For information on awards

coming from Phi Delta Kappa International, see the "Foundation" section on the Research page of this site.