Whole Curriculum Program*
This category is for any product used as basal curriculum for student instruction in a particular subject — regardless of the medium or format. As opposed to supplemental resources, this category focuses on core instructional content.
Because curricula are used specifically for student instruction, entries must include teacher or instructor support materials.
Read the entry requirements.
For
all categories you may
enter print or digital materials.
Subcategories
Reading
and Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social
Studies
The
Arts
ESL/ELL
Assessment*
Integrated Curriculum Programs* - Defined here as curricula, cut across subject area, that are organized in such a way to coordinate and combine information from various disciplines, usually in examination of a larger theme or area of study.
Remediation and Intervention** - Renamed from last year’s category “Special Education and Intervention (Learning Differences) category, these are products for students in general education settings who are performing below grade level in one or more academic areas. They may or may not be identified as having a learning difference, but they have been targeted for intervention in a subject or set of skills.
Special
Education** -
Renamed from last year’s category “Special Education and Intervention (Intellectual Disabilities)” category, these are products for students who have been identified with a significant intellectual disability (e.g. autism, Down’s syndrome). They may be taught in inclusive or self-contained settings, and they are generally performing below grade level in most subject areas because of developmental delays.
NOTE: Eliminated from last year - Foreign Language Instruction
Supplemental Resources*
This category is for any product used for student instruction in a particular subject – regardless of the medium or format – that supports curriculum and basal instructional materials. Supplemental resources can support instruction in the period of a lesson, a unit, a semester, or throughout the year, but are not the core instructional resource.
Because these resources are used specifically for student instruction, entries must include teacher or instructor support materials.
Read the entry requirements.
For
all categories you may
enter print or digital materials.
Subcategories
Reading
and Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social
Studies
The
Arts
ESL/ELL
Life Skills and Character Education
Assessment*
Integrated Resources* - Defined here as resources, cut across subject area, that are organized in such a way to coordinate and combine information from various disciplines, usually in examination of a larger theme or area of study.
Reference Materials, Digital Libraries, and Portals**
Remediation and Intervention** - Renamed from last year’s category “Special Education and Intervention (Learning Differences) category, these are products for students in general education settings who are performing below grade level in one or more academic areas. They may or may not be identified as having a learning difference, but they have been targeted for intervention in a subject or set of skills.
Special
Education** -
Renamed from last year’s category “Special Education and Intervention (Intellectual Disabilities)” category, these are products for students who have been identified with a significant intellectual disability (e.g. autism, Down’s syndrome). They may be taught in inclusive or self-contained settings, and they are generally performing below grade level in most subject areas because of developmental delays.
NOTE: Eliminated from last year - Foreign Language Instruction
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Periodicals**
The Periodicals division is at the root of AEP's history—the organization was founded in 1895 by a group of classroom magazine publishers—and was the first awards category. Entry areas bore deeply into content, design, and the elements necessary for a successful publication. Print or digital publications are accepted for all categories except for blog.
The audiences for this category are PreK-12 and Adult.
Read the entry requirements.
NOTE: Except for Whole Publication subcategories and digital publications, all entries should be submitted as PDF files. Please have your files ready to upload during the online entry process.
Digital publications must include the correct website link(s) and any relevant login information necessary to access the entry.
Whole Publication subcategories entries, please send three copies to the attention of Linda Swank at AEP, 300 Martin Luther King Blvd., Suite 200, Wilmington, DE 19801.
Subcategories
DESIGN
Article Design - The complete design of an article as it complements the editorial content of a specific article.
Cover - A cover design that clearly conveys the publication’s personality, character, and/or theme.
Illustration/Online Graphic** - A drawing, artist’s rendering, graph or chart, or computer-generated art that illustrates a story.
Visual
Story - A series of photographs and/or illustrations that tell a story.
Whole
Publication - The overall design of a periodical as it complements and enhances the editorial content and publication.
EDITORIAL
Department/Column - A group of articles easily identifiable as a regular feature of the publication, with a consistent style and tone. Please submit samples of half the columns published throughout 2011, with a minimum requirement of three.
Feature
Article - A special or prominent article, focusing on an inherently interesting practice topic, event, personality, or group, which informs, advisers, or entertains.
Learned
Article - An article of substantial length based on research dealing with an education-related issue. It offers original findings or builds on existing work to reach well-grounded conclusions presented in clear, jargon-free, and unambiguous writing. Adult
only
News
Story - A timely, journalistic article about a significant event or issue. It includes a compelling title, deck, and lead, logical organization, and a newsy style.
WHOLE PUBLICATION
Blog* - An online journal with a cohesive mission featuring the writers' experiences, observations, and opinions; often includes graphics and interactive elements.
Newsletter/eNewsletter - A publication consisting of articles that feature clear reporting and a functional design organized around a cohesive purpose. Please submit three consecutive issues from 2011.
One-Theme
Issue - A periodical that devotes 50 percent or more of its feature content to a single topic or issue, including visual elements that carry the theme throughout the publication.
NOTE: Eliminated from last year - Editorial, Fiction, Photograph, Most Improved, Anniversary/Commemorative Edition, Sponsored Publication, Series, How-To Feature, Interview/Profile, Periodical of the Year
Professional
Development
These
products are used for training and enriching educators and
contain information on classroom or school management, instructional
techniques, content in instruction, and education theory
and practice. Entries may be used on an individual or school
and district level. Print and digital formats are accepted
for all categories.
Read the entry requirements.
Subcategories
Assessment and Remediation** - Renamed from last year's Assessment category, examples include Portfolio Review, Data Driven Decisions, and Test
Preparation.
Subject Area** - Renamed from last year’s “Curriculum” subcategory, these are materials that help an educator teach a specific content
area.
Methodology** - Renamed from last year’s “Instruction” subcategory, examples include Differentiated Instruction, Classroom/Time
Management, Learning Theory, Staff Training.
Community
Building & Involvement - Examples: Parent Involvement, School Based Community
Programs, School Funding, Fund Raising, Alliance Building
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