This award recognizes teacher educators whose work alongside colleagues, students, and communities has made significant contributions to the transformation of teacher education programs, practices, and policies in ways that advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. The elements of outstanding leadership and impact include:
- A demonstration of visionary and justice-oriented leadership that confronts inequities in teacher education through strategic decision-making, program design, allocation of resources, and establishment of priorities.
- Research and data-informed practices that strengthen equity, diversity, and inclusion within teacher preparation and professional development.
- Leadership practices that extend beyond routine expectations of the nominee’s role, contributing to structural and transformative change in teacher education.
- Work that fosters collaboration between universities, K–12 schools, and communities to build equity-focused teacher pipelines and improve culturally sustaining clinical practice.
BTEP is a 15-month combined Masters and undergraduate teacher credential program, offering pathways in Elementary/Multiple Subjects (K-6/8), and Secondary Math and Science, English, and History/Social Studies. BTEP graduates continue to make an impact on K-12 public schools across the San Francisco East Bay Area and California.
This state-wide award follows BTEP’s national recognition with the 2023 Award for Innovations in Equity and Social Justice in Teaching and Teacher Education from Division K, Teaching & Teacher Education, of the American Educational Research Association, and its campus-wide honor with the 2024 UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity.