{"id":317,"date":"2023-07-27T17:49:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T17:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/?page_id=317"},"modified":"2025-12-03T22:19:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T22:19:52","slug":"innovation-in-teaching-award-ita","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/innovation-in-teaching-award-ita\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation in Teaching Award (ITA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lightbulbs-1024x592.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lightbulbs-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lightbulbs-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lightbulbs-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lightbulbs.jpg 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Award description<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The ITA highlights an\u00a0individual&#8217;s\u00a0ability to\u00a0showcase\u00a0innovation in their pedagogy.\u00a0Faculty must be within their\u00a0first 10 years of postsecondary employment.\u00a0\u00a0Successful awardees will stand out as\u00a0a media educator\u00a0with their teaching\u00a0style\u00a0and\u00a0assignments will\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0that their courses are not just\u00a0lecture-based. The innovative educator brings the joy of learning into the classroom &#8211; or wherever the learning takes place. \u00a0Nominations and self-nominations are welcome.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>An applicant must be a current BEA member or institutional member.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An applicant must be a full-time faculty member.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An applicant\u00a0must be within their first 10 years of postsecondary employment as a faculty member.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NOTE: Current board members are not eligible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 1, 2025:<\/strong> Nominations open<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 15, 2026:<\/strong> Nomination deadline at 11:59 pm ET<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 15, 2026:<\/strong> ITA winner announced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 17, 2026:<\/strong> ITA winner recognized during the Opening Awards Ceremony at the BEA Annual Convention<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 17-20, 2026:<\/strong> BEA2026 annual convention<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading beaawards-menu-header\">Innovation in Teaching Award (ITA)<\/h5>\n\n\n<nav class=\" is-vertical beaawards-menu-items wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-layout-1 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Innovation in Teaching Award\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical beaawards-menu-items wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/innovation-in-teaching-award-ita\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">About the Award<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/innovation-in-teaching-award-ita\/innovation-in-teaching-award-ita\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Application Process<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/innovation-in-teaching-award-ita\/selection-process\/\" target=\"_blank\"  ><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Selection Process<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/innovation-in-teaching-award-ita\/program-faqs\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Program FAQs<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/bea2014.secure-platform.com:443\/a\/solicitations\/1918\/home\" target=\"_blank\"  ><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Submit Nomination<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/innovation-in-teaching-award-ita\/past-award-recipients\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Past Recipients<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">BEA Awards Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award description The ITA highlights an\u00a0individual&#8217;s\u00a0ability to\u00a0showcase\u00a0innovation in their pedagogy.\u00a0Faculty must be within their\u00a0first 10 years of postsecondary employment.\u00a0\u00a0Successful awardees will stand out as\u00a0a media educator\u00a0with their teaching\u00a0style\u00a0and\u00a0assignments will\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0that their courses are not just\u00a0lecture-based. 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