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About sendmyteacher.com
video: sendmyteacher.comThe Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy works with local superintendents to select teacher teams from communities where Phil Mickelson plays on the PGA Tour or where ExxonMobil has operations. Beginning in 2008, the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy expanded opportunities for teachers across the country to apply to attend the Academy by launching sendmyteacher.com, an interactive Web site that allows students to nominate their third- through fifth-grade teacher to be one of the 100 teachers selected for an all-expense paid trip to the 2009 math and science professional development program. Students can send their teachers an electronic note or print out a certificate to encourage them to apply for the program. Teachers are also able to self nominate for consideration.
In the first year of the sendmyteacher opportunity, the Academy received applications from more than 1,600 teachers from all 50 states. Based on the impressive number of highly qualified applicants, the Academy increased the number of teachers selected for the 2009 Academy to 200 and decided to re-open the application process for the 2010 Academy.
Applications for the 2010 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy are due by October 31, 2009. At that time, the National Science Teachers Association and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics will convene a panel of math and science experts to evaluate the entries and select teachers who will attend the 2010 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy. Selections will be announced in April 2010.
To learn more about the Academy, nominate a teacher or apply to attend, log on to www.sendmyteacher.com.
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