Teacher of the Year Awards

The VFW's National Citizenship Education Teachers' Award recognizes the nation's top elementary, junior high and high school teachers who teach citizenship education topics regularly and promote America's history and traditions.

Nearly 1,000 teachers are nominated from every state, the District of Columbia and overseas.

Fellow teachers, supervisors or other interested individuals can submit nominations by November 1.

VFW's National citizenship education teacher awards include:

$1,000 cash award for professional development to each of the top K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 teachers;

$1,000 award for each winning teacher's school;

plaques for both the winning teacher and school; and

an all-expense-paid trip to attend the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary National Community Service Conference in Washington, D.C.

Teachers who win first place in each category will be invited to conduct a workshop at the conference.

Post Submission Deadline for nominations is November 1st ** Download Teacher Nomination Forms Here **

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Dept. of Tennessee - Citizenship Education Chairman:

Jim Inman 1916 Eastern Ave., Morristown, TN 37813 Phone: (423) 312-3248