• Dorothy Beardmore Service to Education Award 

• Michigan Teacher of the Year

• Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award Links to the Michigan and National Winners and the Michigan Milken Educator Network

• Talent Pool Letter & Online Form

• 2007 Network of Michigan Educators Conference Summary 

• 2006 Network of Michigan Educators Conference Summary 

• 2005 Network of Michigan Educators Conference and Recognition Banquet 

• 2004 Instructional Excellence Conference Summary 

• 2003 Instructional Excellence Conference Summary  The Network of Michigan Educators "Connecting Excellence in Schools"

• Focus on Teaching Report This link includes the Report and the Outstanding Teacher Powerpoint

• US Department of Education Teaching Ambassador Fellowship US Department of Education Teaching Ambassador Fellowship

• PAEMST

• Chrysler Closing the Technology Gap in Education Awards

• Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program

• Teachers Count

• Japan Foundation - Training/Grants for Teachers

• MACUL Computer User Awards

• American Stars of Teaching

• The American Music Education Initiative (AMEI) selects Laura Rakowski-Cole of Mason, MI as 2004 Honorable Mention

• Delta Education Award: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) CPO Science Awards for Excellence in Inquiry-based Science Teaching. The deadline for receipt of applications by NSTA for the 2006 awards is October 15, 2005.

• Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program

• Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Teacher of the Year Award

• Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology Education - The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program

• Toyota TIME (Toyota's Investment In Mathematics Excellence) A grant awarding teachers up to $10,000 for innovative projects that enhance mathematics education within a school.

• A Teacher's Guide to Fellowships and Awards, Copyright 1991, 1995 by Massachusetts Department of Education

• Disney's American Teacher Awards

• International Reading Association, Teachers' Awards and Grants

• The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education: The I Can Learn NEA Foundation Awards For Teaching Excellence - 2003

• The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), The Engineering Society for Advancing Mobility in Land Sea Air and Space - Lloyd Reuss Award for Teaching Excellence

• Toyota TAPESTRY Mini-Grants

• Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching with Technology A certificate program which provides recognition to teachers who demonstrate excellence in the use of technology to enhance student learning. The Michigan Certificate for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching with Technology (MCOATT) is awarded to exceptional educators in the state.

• The College Board of Young Epidemiology Scholars Program

• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

• 2006 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program Application

• 2007 Goldman Sachs Foundation Youth Prize for Excellence in International Education For the United States to continue to prosper, our young people must have an education grounded in understanding other cultures, geography, history, languages, and people.

• Adequate Yearly Progress

• CAPE (Council for American Private Education) for NCLB-BRS Awards Announced Founded in 1971 to provide a coherent voice for private education, CAPE is dedicated to fostering communication and cooperation within the private school community and with the public sector to improve the quality of education for all of the nation's children.

• Freida J. Riley Teacher Award

• National Institute of Standards and Technology, Baldrige National Quality Program

• National Schools of Character Awards Program

• No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program