The teaching profession is among occupations that require most responsibility because a teacher has a difficult and important task to transmit knowledge. This also means that a teacher has a direct impact on his students’ development and their future.
Today, their goal is to create successful citizens of the world who will be fully prepared to adopt knowledge and skills of the 21st century.
Through this project we wish to encourage and reward teachers who make a difference at their job and achieve outstanding results with their students.
A teacher who is innovative and makes changes, who is a role model and an inspiration to his students and colleagues, the one who encourages intellectual curiosity of his students and engages them in the learning process is a teacher that has a lifelong impact on them.
Each year, between 10 and 20 teachers and professors from elementary and high schools in Serbia will be selected and awarded.
Students, parents, colleagues or anyone else who believes he knows an exceptional teacher can nominate them for “Serbian Teaching Awards“ through the nomination form on our website. The applications are open in the second quarter of the calendar year.
The selection consists of several rounds and the winners announcement and the award ceremony are expected later this year.
All of the selected teachers will be awarded with prize money, most of which can only be spent on teacher-student activities, thereby supporting their work and improving the quality and scope of their activities.
Awarding the best teachers in Serbia means much more than just recognizing the individuals or singling out the best.
Through this project we wish to remind teachers and professors how important their profession and the quality of their work are for the whole society and the future of the country.
By singling out the best teachers, we wish to raise awareness about the core values of teaching and to set an example for others or at least give them something to strive for.
We wish to thank all those teachers who are trying to improve the society we live in, not only by being better people themselves, but also by teaching the future generations true values and being their inspiration for progress.
All of the best teachers, in addition to their personal portion of the award, also receive certain financial resources for the improvement of their work. That money can be spent on the implementation of various projects with students or equipment.
In this way, we wish to help them put their ideas into practice, and also encourage new ideas and projects.
Our best teachers are innovative, proactive and inspirational people who make positive changes in their work and environment.
Teacher evaluation is based on several factors, such as: how creative, interesting and versatile they are in their regular classes, how good of an example are they setting for the children, how much they encourage students to think and explore, to be active and hard-working, and also how much they advocate for students’ development and improvement of their talents, skills and abilities inside and outside the classroom.
After the closing date, all candidates go through several rounds of selection.
The first round is conducted by the organization and the last year's winners, while various educational institutions and individuals take part in the final round by giving their opinion on who the winner should be.
You can find a list of the past members of the committee here.
He constantly comes up with different activities that involve students and help them in better understanding of the material.
He has perfect understanding of the material and is always ready to answer all the questions students might have, and if he doesn’t know the answer at the moment, he immediately looks for it.
He is dedicated and determined and loves his job. That’s the best way he can get students interested in his subject.
He constantly improves himself, responds to the needs of new generations, keeps up with changes in education and stays up-to-date on new trends.
He expresses himself clearly, precisely and accurately, possesses linguistic competence, gives inspirational speeches and knows how to transmit knowledge. He easily attracts his students’ attention, interacts with them and gets them interested in the material.
He knows how to organize the class and maintain classroom discipline, knows his primary goal at any time and has a clear lesson plan.
He is principled, objective and realistic when grading, treats his students equally, he is consistent and he always keeps his word.
Students will go wrong many times before they learn something. The best teacher must be prepared to help them and encourage them a countless number of times. He will give each student as much attention as he needs to master the material.
THE BEST TEACHERS IN SERBIA