NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 2015 HAWAII HISTORY EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

For Immediate Release

History Education Hawaii, Inc., State Affiliate of the National Council for History Education. 

March 10, 2015

Contact: Jeffrey Bingham Mead, 808-721-0306 or historyeducationhawaii@gmail.com

Honolulu – History Education Hawaii, Inc., the State Affiliate of the National Council for History Education, is now accepting nominations for its 2015 Hawaii History Educator of the Year Award. 

Members of the public, administrators, teachers, parents as well as past and present students enrolled in Hawaii schools are invited to directly nominate history teachers for this distinguished statewide award. 

“We are looking for Hawaii history teacher candidates who are dedicated, inspirational, highly-skilled and driven to motivate students of diverse backgrounds and learning styles,” said Jeffrey Bingham Mead, president and co-founder of History Education Hawaii, Inc. 

Nominees are required to be currently teaching in a Hawaii public, private, independent or religious school with a minimum of five years teaching experience.

Please include the following in an email:

1. Your name.
2. Name of Hawaii history teacher you wish to nominate. Include his or her name, email contact, school, history subject area and grade level.
3. In a minimum of 1-2 paragraphs please explain why you are nominating this teacher. Address how this nominee uses innovative teaching and/or facilitation methods, integrated technology, project learning, the use of primary resources, relating historical learning to problem-solving, methods that develop student skills that encourage active and informed citizenship in the community, and publications.  

John W. Bickel of Iolani School is 2014 History Educator of the Year. Besides teaching history, Bickel has served as the Hawaii coordinator of the annual Hawaii History Bee and Bowl since History Education Hawaii adopted this program in 2012. In 2014 the team of Iolani School coached by Bickel tied third place in the National History Bee and Bowl competitions. Bickel was also honored last year by the Honolulu City Council for his outstanding contributions to history education in Hawaii. 

The deadline for receiving nominations is 5:00 p.m., April 15, 2015. The awardee will be announced in conjunction with the annual 2015 Hawaii History Education Conference to be held in Honolulu this Spring. 

Please submit nominations in confidence to historyeducationhawaii@gmail.com 

For more information about the 2015 Hawaii History Educator of the Year Award please contact historyeducationhawaii@gmail.com, call 808-721-0306, or visit this link.