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Every day in Public Schools across New South Wales, teachers and their students are doing amazing things with technology. As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in charge of the Department's Information Technology Directorate, I am excited to be able to announce the 2019 Technology for Learning (T4L) Awards - a program designed to recognise this cutting-edge work happening in our schools.

2019 Winners have been announced. Click here to see them all!

What are the T4L awards?

These awards will recognise and celebrate leading and innovative practice in the use of technologies by a NSW public school. Leading schools in each of the areas will not only be inspiring and leading change within their own school community, but ideally will also be participating in online and/or physical communities of practice, sharing their expertise. They are collaboratively supporting teachers to develop the skills of the profession and inspire organisation-wide change. Also, check our 2018 T4L Award winners!

What are the award categories?

Schools will be recognised for their leadership, innovation and achievement across ten categories including ICT, Robotics, Productivity & Collaboration, Learning Tools and many more. Both primary and secondary schools will be recognised as part of this program. A full list of the award categories is below - click each award for its description and a link to the application form :

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How do you apply?

Schools can nominate themselves in any of the listed categories by completing the online form linked within each award page. Entrants will need to complete a brief questionnaire and submit a video that outlines and demonstrates howr their school exhibits excellence and innovation in the category selected. Entries need to be submitted by Friday, 31 May 2019 to be eligible for assessment. Your video presentation must be less than 3 minutes in duration and should showcase the elements featured in your application. It can be presented as traditional filming, animation, still photography or any combination and must be uploaded to and shared from a DoE YouTube account (published as unlisted rather than live). Winners of a category from previous years are ineligible for winning the same award.

How are winners selected?

Entries will be reviewed by the T4L Awards executive panel convened by the CIO and key members of their team. They will assess how well the school demonstrates excellence and innovation against the category description. No details of scoring or final ranking will be revealed to panel members. The winners will be announced at the CIO's Technology in Schools Conference on 16 August, 2019.

What do winners receive?

Winners in each of the categories will be eligible for a unique prize related to their category and will in addition receive:

  • VIP entry to the CIO's Technology in Schools conference
  • Invitation to speak and run a session at the CIO's Technology in Schools conference
  • Casual relief to cover their attendance and participation at the CIO's conference
  • Trophy and certificate with T4L branding
  • Highlighting the school's ICT story in a variety of T4L publications

Important dates

  • Applications open - Week 6, Term 1, 2019
  • Applications close - Week 5, Term 2, 2019
  • Winners notified - Week 9, Term 2, 2019
  • CIO's Technology in Schools Conference and Prizes ceremony - Friday, 16 August 2019 (SAVE THE DATE!)