Teacher of the Year Award (ToY)

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The Teacher of the Year award honors an outstanding teacher who...

What it means - Selection Process

Understand the meaning behind the GWATFL ToY Award and how the process unfolds.

Testimonials

Learn from the winners.

Best of GWATFL Award

The Best of GWATFL Award recognizes an outstanding presentation that exemplifies the highest standards of excellence in world language education. This award honors a session that is not only engaging and innovative but also provides educators with meaningful insights, research-based strategies, and practical tools to enhance language learning and intercultural competence in the classroom.

Each year, this distinction is awarded to the highest-rated session from our main conference in the fall, as determined by participant evaluations submitted through the Sched app. Attendees provide feedback on content quality, presenter effectiveness, and overall impact, ensuring that the selected session represents the best of what GWATFL has to offer.

The recipient of this award will receive complimentary registration to the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL), where they will have the honor of presenting their session as part of the Best of NECTFL showcase. This opportunity allows them to share their expertise with a wider audience and further contribute to the advancement of world language education.

This award underscores GWATFL’s commitment to professional excellence, collaboration, and the continuous growth of language educators.

Some of our past winners include: 

Best of 2025: Daphne Clyburn & Anna Gilcher
Best of 2024: Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett
Best of 2023: Chiara Monticelli

GWATFL Lifetime Achievement Award

The GWATFL Lifetime Achievement Award honors an educator whose career has been marked by an extraordinary commitment to the field of world language education. This prestigious recognition is awarded to an individual who has dedicated years of service to advancing language learning, fostering intercultural understanding, and shaping the next generation of educators and students.

Recipients of this award have demonstrated a lifelong passion for teaching, mentoring, and advocacy. Through their leadership, scholarship, and dedication to professional development, they have made a lasting impact on the GWATFL community and beyond. Their contributions may include curriculum development, research, advocacy efforts, mentorship, and a commitment to equity and inclusion in language education.

​By recognizing a career of exceptional achievement, GWATFL celebrates the honoree’s profound influence on the profession and their enduring legacy in the world language teaching community.

Some of our past winners include:
 
Vicky Masson
Luis Deocares
Donna Clark
Victor Vincent
Leslie Grahn

MEAD Leadership Fellowships

This scholarship is provided to support an individual in the development of a project that contributes to the foreign language teaching profession and advances quality language instruction. 


​Educators of ALL LANGUAGES at ALL LEVELS are encouraged to apply to this program, designed to identify potential leaders in education and to support the development of their potential.
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