3 Indian teachers shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize 2020 worth USD 1 million
5 years ago

3 Indian teachers shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize 2020 worth USD 1 million

India Today  

Three teachers from India have made it to the top 50 shortlist unveiled in London on Thursday for the annual USD 1-million Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2020, held in partnership with UNESCO. About Global Teacher Prize: Now in its sixth year, the Global Teacher Prize was set up to recognise one exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession as well as to shine a spotlight on the important role teachers play in society. Winner of Global Teacher Prize to be announced on October 12 The top 50 shortlisted teachers will be whittled down to 10 finalists by a Prize Committee, with that result set to be announced in June 2020. Sunny Varkey, founder of the Varkey Foundation and the Global Teacher Prize, said: "The Global Teacher Prize will start this new decade with renewed purpose and energy, moving the prize ceremony around the world, spreading the message deeper into new host countries, and making the prize's reputation live up to its name as a true global celebration of teachers."

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Saudi educator known for charity and prisoner work wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Saudi educator known for charity and prisoner work wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Saudi educator known for …

Two Uttar Pradesh teachers selected for national award 2024
7 months ago

Two Uttar Pradesh teachers selected for national award 2024

Hindustan Times  

Two government school teachers from Uttar Pradesh have made it to the coveted list of National Teachers’ Awards 2024 announced by ministry of education, government of India, on Tuesday. Ravi Kant Dwivedi of primary school, Mirzapur, and Shyam Prakash Maurya of Pratapgarh are among the 50 teachers who will be honoured for their exemplary work in the field of education …

National Award to Teachers 2024: Here is all you need to know about eligibility, nomination, selection process & more
9 months, 3 weeks ago

National Award to Teachers 2024: Here is all you need to know about eligibility, nomination, selection process & more

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of Education, Government of India will be conferring the National Award to Teachers 2024, to honour and acknowledge the pivotal and exemplary work of the teachers in higher education institutions. Members of the Search-cum-Screening Committees may also take suo-moto cognizance of an outstanding faculty member and may nominate exemplary teachers. As per the Ministry, the award is open …

National Award To Teachers 2024: Applications Invited, Check Details at awards.gov.in
10 months ago

National Award To Teachers 2024: Applications Invited, Check Details at awards.gov.in

News 18  

The Ministry of Education has begun the application process for the National Award to Teachers 2024. National Award To Teachers 2024: Eligibility Criteria The award is open to all the faculty members of college, universities, higher educational institutions / polytechnics in India, satisfying the following conditions: i) The Nominee should be a regular faculty member. National Award To Teachers 2024:Selection …

$1 million teacher prize goes to Sister Zeph. Her philosophy: 'Love is the language'
1 year, 4 months ago

$1 million teacher prize goes to Sister Zeph. Her philosophy: 'Love is the language'

NPR  

$1 million teacher prize goes to Sister Zeph. Her philosophy: 'Love is the language' Enlarge this image toggle caption Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images As a student growing up in Pakistan, Riffat Arif, now known to all as Sister Zeph, faced insults and bad treatment from her teachers at school. And now, selected from over …

West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh Teachers Shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh Teachers Shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize 2023

News 18  

Deep Narayan Nayak, a primary school teacher from West Bengal, and Hari Krishna Patacharu, an English teacher from Andhra Pradesh, have made it to the top 50 shortlist for the 2023 Global Teacher Prize unveiled here recently. His focus on educating parents, eradicating superstitions, and addressing learning disabilities has empowered both children and communities,” the Global Teacher Prize said in …

West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh teachers nominated for Global Teacher Prize 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh teachers nominated for Global Teacher Prize 2023

India Today  

In a remarkable achievement, two Indian educators, Deep Narayan Nayak, a primary school teacher from West Bengal, and Hari Krishna Patacharu, an English teacher from Andhra Pradesh, have made it to the top 50 shortlist for the 2023 Global Teacher Prize. GLOBAL RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE The Global Teacher Prize, a USD 1-million annual award, is organised by the Varkey Foundation …

Teachers' Day 2023: Who Are The KVS Teachers Who Will Receive National Teacher Award on Sept 5?
1 year, 6 months ago

Teachers' Day 2023: Who Are The KVS Teachers Who Will Receive National Teacher Award on Sept 5?

News 18  

Teachers Day 2023: Two teachers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan or KVS have been selected for the National Teacher Award 2023. Both the teachers will be honored with the National Teacher Award in New Delhi on the occasion of National Teachers Day on September 5, 2023. On the occasion of National Teachers Day, 75 selected teachers from schools across the country …

President to confer National Teachers’ Award 2023 on Sept 5, see list of winners
1 year, 6 months ago

President to confer National Teachers’ Award 2023 on Sept 5, see list of winners

Hindustan Times  

President of India Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Teachers’ Award 2023 awardees on September 5, on the occasion of Teachers' Day, the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. President of India Droupadi Murmu will confer National Teachers’ Award 2023 to 75 winners on September 5 President Murmu will present the awards in an event organised by the Department of …

International Teachers' Olympiad 2022 Announces Rs 10 Lakh Cash Prizes for top 100 Teachers
2 years, 4 months ago

International Teachers' Olympiad 2022 Announces Rs 10 Lakh Cash Prizes for top 100 Teachers

News 18  

The top 100 teachers who have registered for the International Teachers’ Olympiad will win cash prizes worth Rs 10,00,000 along with a certificate and badge of excellence. They will also get an opportunity to participate in the ‘Teacher Impact Awards‘, a global teacher recognition initiative to encourage top teachers to share their impact stories with the world and get rewarded …

World Teacher's Day: Know Stories of These Renowned Teachers Across the World and How They Transformed Lives
2 years, 5 months ago

World Teacher's Day: Know Stories of These Renowned Teachers Across the World and How They Transformed Lives

News 18  

A good teacher can transform the lives of many individuals and this year the theme for World Teacher’s Day is also “The Transformation of Education Begins With Teachers”. Today on the occasion of International Teacher’s Day we have brought to you a list of teachers who have helped the world make the education sector better, know their stories and learn …

Greatest Reward is if My Students Learn 'Humanity': West Bengal Primary School Teacher Listed for National Award
2 years, 7 months ago

Greatest Reward is if My Students Learn 'Humanity': West Bengal Primary School Teacher Listed for National Award

News 18  

The Union Ministry of Education has released a list of teachers receiving National Teacher Awards from various states. A teacher of Jaipur Primary School in Bankura, West Bengal, too has made it to the list. This is the first time a primary school teacher will be receiving the National Teacher Award. Among the list of awardees also include Nishi Kumari, …

World’s Best School Prizes: Delhi's SDMC Primary School, Mumbai's Khoj School among top 10 shortlists
2 years, 9 months ago

World’s Best School Prizes: Delhi's SDMC Primary School, Mumbai's Khoj School among top 10 shortlists

India TV News  

World’s Best School Prizes: Delhi's SDMC Primary School, Mumbai's Khoj School among top 10 shortlists The World’s Best School Prizes are founded by UK-headquartered digital media platform T4 Education in partnership with Accenture, American Express, Yayasan Hasanah, Templeton World Charity Foundation, and the Lemann Foundation. Highlights Samaritan Mission School in Howrah is among the shortlisted schools The three finalists for …

Global Teacher Prize Award beckons city educationist
3 years, 6 months ago

Global Teacher Prize Award beckons city educationist

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Meghana Musunuri, founder-chairperson of Fountainhead Global School and Junior College is the first person to be part of Google's ‘Women Entrepreneurs on the Web’ and who has completed all five circles of the program. Winning the Global Teacher Prize Award is akin to a Nobel Prize for her. Did the Global Teacher Prize Award take this initiative into account? …

Maharashtra teacher who developed over 50 learning apps receives National Teacher Award
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra teacher who developed over 50 learning apps receives National Teacher Award

India Today  

Umesh Khose, a 34-year-old teacher from Osmanabad district of Marathwada in Maharashtra, who created 51 learning apps for children while overcoming his lack of technological knowledge, is one of the awardees of the National Teacher Award 2021. #SuperGuru #EducationForAll@CMOMaharashtra@scertmaha pic.twitter.com/IzHVExROdc — Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad August 22, 2021 Developing over 50 apps without formal tech education Umesh Khose, who has …

National Teachers' Award 2021: 44 unique teachers awarded by President, full list of teachers, ceremony link
3 years, 6 months ago

National Teachers' Award 2021: 44 unique teachers awarded by President, full list of teachers, ceremony link

India Today  

President Ram Nath Kovind today awarded 44 unique teachers from all over India with the National Teachers’ Award 2021, on occasion of Teacher’s Day, for their exemplary work in education including the development of innovative methods of teaching to improve school education and enrich the lives of students. School, Dandusar, Bikaner, Rajasthan received National Awards to Teachers from President of …

National Teachers Awards 2021: Full list of 44 teachers of India to be awarded on Sept 5
3 years, 7 months ago

National Teachers Awards 2021: Full list of 44 teachers of India to be awarded on Sept 5

India Today  

The National Teachers Awards 2021 ceremony will take place on Teacher’s Day -- September 5, 2021. Complete list of awardees in National Teachers Awards 2021 Check out the full list of 44 teachers who would be awarded by the President here: Teacher name and designation School name and location Mamta Paliwal, Lecturer GGSSS Bhiwani, Haryana Kamal Kishore Sharma, Principal Government …

National Teachers Awards 2021: 44 teachers to be honoured on Teacher's Day
3 years, 7 months ago

National Teachers Awards 2021: 44 teachers to be honoured on Teacher's Day

India TV News  

National Teachers Awards 2021: On Teacher's Day this year, 44 teachers from across the country will be awarded with the prestigious National Award. The Union Ministry of Education on Wednesday released a list of selected teachers for this year's National Teachers Awards. Two teachers are from the Central Board of Secondary Education 's Bal Bharati Public School Dwarka and Rajasthan's …

Ranjitsinh Disale, Who Won Global Teacher Award, is Now World Bank's Education Advisor
3 years, 9 months ago

Ranjitsinh Disale, Who Won Global Teacher Award, is Now World Bank's Education Advisor

News 18  

Ranjitsinh Disale, a primary school teacher from Solapur, Maharashtra, who received the Global Teacher Prize in 2020, has been named World Bank Education Advisor for the period June 2021 to June 2024. Disale, 32, was chosen the winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020 for his efforts to promote girls’ education and kickstart a QR-coded textbook revolution in India. 2020’s …

Global Teacher Award Winner Ranjitsinh Disale Tests Covid-19 Positive
4 years, 3 months ago

Global Teacher Award Winner Ranjitsinh Disale Tests Covid-19 Positive

News 18  

Ranjitsinh Disale, a school teacher from Maharashtra who won a global award having USD 1 million prize money, on Wednesday tested positive for COVID- 19, said a family member. After winning the coveted Global Teacher Award last week, Disale, a resident of Solapur district, had met several prominent personalities, including Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. He …

Maharashtra's Ranjitsinh Disale Who Won Global Prize Says Teachers' Voices Should Be Heard, Respected
4 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra's Ranjitsinh Disale Who Won Global Prize Says Teachers' Voices Should Be Heard, Respected

News 18  

Ranjitsinh Disale left his engineering course midway because of bullying and ragging, but this did not break his faith in the education system. His determination to inject new ideas into teaching, make teachers’ voice heard and serve the community won the 32-year-old primary school teacher from Maharashtra the coveted USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize. I am lucky that I …

Maharasthra School Teacher Wins 1 Million Dollars, Vows to Share Half with Other Finalists
4 years, 3 months ago

Maharasthra School Teacher Wins 1 Million Dollars, Vows to Share Half with Other Finalists

News 18  

A primary school teacher from India was on Thursday named the winner of the $1 million annual Global Teacher Prize 2020 in recognition of his efforts to promote girls’ education and trigger a quick-response coded textbook revolution in India. Mr Disale, who believes that teachers are the world’s “real changemakers”, announced that he will be sharing 50 per cent of …

Govt school teacher Ranjitsinh Disale wins Global Teacher Prize, makes history by sharing half with other finalists
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt school teacher Ranjitsinh Disale wins Global Teacher Prize, makes history by sharing half with other finalists

India Today  

Ranjitsinh Disale, a government school teacher from Paritewadi, Maharashtra, had made history. Other work by the Global Teacher Prize 2020 winner Improving school education is not the only passion of Ranjitsinh Disale. Ranjitsinh Disale's expression as Stephen Fry announces his name as the Global Teacher Prize winner. Wishes from across the world Ranjitsingh Disale didn’t just win the Global Teacher …

Nat'l Teachers' Award 2020: Wins for 'Selfless' MCD Teacher & a Principal Who Introduced Global Citizenship Curriculum
4 years, 6 months ago

Nat'l Teachers' Award 2020: Wins for 'Selfless' MCD Teacher & a Principal Who Introduced Global Citizenship Curriculum

News 18  

An MCD school teacher who often goes out of the way to help his students academically and even ferries them to exam centres, and a private school principal who has introduced global citizenship curriculum for students are the two teachers from Delhi who received the national award this year. She has introduced the unique global citizenship curriculum in the school …

National Teachers’ Award 2020: List of all 47 awardees across India
4 years, 6 months ago

National Teachers’ Award 2020: List of all 47 awardees across India

Hindustan Times  

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday conferred national awards to 47 teachers across country. The national awards are given on teachers’ day to honour the unique contribution of those teachers who have improved the level of school education in the country. They are the ones who develop foundation of knowledge and character building in our students.”We also need to ensure …

Former Miss India Swaroop Rawal selected among top 10 finalists for Global Teacher Prize 2019
6 years, 1 month ago

Former Miss India Swaroop Rawal selected among top 10 finalists for Global Teacher Prize 2019

India Today  

It's a proud moment for India as Indian actor and life skills teacher Swaroop Rawal has been recognized as one of the best teachers globally by the Global Teacher Prize 2019 for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize. Shortlisted by the Global Teacher Prize Committee from a worldwide top 50, she will now be competing with teachers from the Netherlands, …

Helmond teacher a finalist for 'world's best teacher'
6 years, 1 month ago

Helmond teacher a finalist for 'world's best teacher'

NL Times  

Teacher Daisy Mertens of primary school De Vuurvogel in Helmond is one of ten finalists for the Global Teacher Prize, the award for the best teacher in the world, organizer the Varkey Foundation announced. "The pupils have huge learning differences - children with severe learning problems are mixed in with gifted children - and in addition, her pupils face prejudice …

Four Indian education tech startups to compete for Next Billion EdTech Prize
6 years, 1 month ago

Four Indian education tech startups to compete for Next Billion EdTech Prize

Firstpost  

The Prize was named to remind the world of the growing number of youth, many being denied an education. Four e-learning and education technology start-ups from India are among 30 global finalists to compete for the Next Billion EdTech Prize, to be announced next month. “There’s no doubt India is set to be a leading player on the global EdTech …

2 Indian teachers shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize 2019
6 years, 3 months ago

2 Indian teachers shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize 2019

India Today  

As per the latest announcement by the UK-based Varkey Foundation, two Indian teachers have been shortlisted among the top 50 from around the world for the annual USD 1-million Global Teacher Prize 2019. The Indian teachers were shortlisted for the Global Teacher Prize 2019 from over 10,000 nominations and applications received from 179 countries around the world. I hope their …

Chinese teachers shortlisted for international award
8 years, 3 months ago

Chinese teachers shortlisted for international award

China Daily  

Yang Boya Two Chinese teachers have, for the first time, been named on the top-50 shortlist for the annual Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize, a prestigious international award. Ronnie Cheng, headmaster of the Diocesan Boys' School in Hong Kong, and Yang Boya, a psychology teacher at The Affiliated Middle School of Kunming Teachers College in Yunnan province, were picked from …

Global Teacher Prize 2016: Stephen Hawking announces Mumbai teacher among finalists
9 years, 1 month ago

Global Teacher Prize 2016: Stephen Hawking announces Mumbai teacher among finalists

India TV News  

London: An Indian teacher who runs a non-profit school in Mumbai for girls from the city's red light areas was on Wednesday named in the top 10 short-list for a global prize for teachers. Robin Chaurasiya, founder of Kranti, will compete with teachers from the UK, US, Nairobi, Palestine, Japan, Finland, Australia and Pakistan to win the $1-million Global Teacher …

Maine teacher wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize in Dubai
10 years ago

Maine teacher wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize in Dubai

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An English teacher from rural Maine won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize on Sunday after 42 years of work as an innovator and pioneer in teaching literature. Varkey said that the award is aimed at fostering that kind of admiration for teachers and to say “to a celebrity-obsessed world that teachers are important and …

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