There are two main kinds of award in education. The absolute best one to receive is one that you don’t even apply for. That happened to me (I think for the first and only time in my life!) when I was suddenly told that I’d been given an award for being an education blogger.
Helen Mulley of Teachco presenting me with the Technology and Innovation Award
The other is where you submit your blog, product, book or whatever, and provide a supporting statement as to how your submission meets the criteria.
I don’t think you can do much to influence the likelihood of receiving the first kind of award, at least in the short term. You just have to be there, wherever “there” is, consistently, year in and year out, until someone recognises your contribution to the community.
But the success of the second type of award is much more in your hands. In a recent article for Bee Digital, I write about how to improve your chances of winning an award. The article was aimed specifically at companies, but the same considerations apply to individuals.
Obviously, nobody can guarantee that you will win an award if you follow the suggestions given in the article. However, the suggestions should at least help you get through to the shortlist.
Here’s that link again:
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