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Northview Middle School Teachers Surprised with $50,000 NIET Founder's Award
Northview Middle School Teachers Surprised with $50,000 NIET Founder's Award
April 1, 2026
Northview Middle School Teachers Surprised with $50,000 NIET Founder's Award
2026 Founder’s Award Recipient: Northview Middle School, IN
Free EE PASS Resource: Video - 8th Grade English Lesson, Full Lesson
Free EE PASS Resource: Video - Elementary Cluster Meeting, Full Meeting
T4 Education Webinar: The Best School to Work with Dr. Joshua Barnett
NIET on National TV: Our Mission in 60 Seconds
2025 District Award Recipient: Gadsden Elementary School District #32, Arizona
Gadsden Elementary School District #32 Surprised with $50,000 NIET District Award
2025 Founder’s Award Recipient: Somerset High School, Texas
Somerset High School Teachers Surprised with $50,000 NIET Founder's Award
The Texas IMPACT Grant: Building a Foundation for Student Success
Avondale Elementary School District Surprised with $50,000 NIET District Award
2024 District Award Recipient: Avondale Elementary School District, Arizona
North DeSoto High School Teachers Surprised with $50,000 NIET Founder's Award
2024 Founder’s Award Recipient: North DeSoto High School, Louisiana
South Carolina Principal Leadership Network Improves Leadership Capacity and Coaching Skills
Growing Mathematicians: Engaging Every Student Through a High-Quality Math Curriculum
How Teacher Leaders Inspire the Next Generation of Teachers
2023 District Award Recipient: Goshen Community Schools, Indiana
Goshen Community Schools Surprised with $50,000 NIET District Award
2023 Founder’s Award Recipient: Desert Thunder School, Arizona
Desert Thunder School Teachers Surprised with $50,000 NIET Founder's Award
Investing in Teacher Leadership to Increase Student Success in Louisiana
2022 District Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness: Ascension Public Schools, Louisiana
2022 Founder's Award Recipient: Cross County High School, Arkansas
Maximizing the Impact of New Teacher Mentorship
NSI 2021 Lunch Session: How Does the World Change for Teachers and Students as We Recover from COVID-19?
What Does Student Ownership Mean to Students?
The Untapped Potential of the Principal Supervisor: Reflections from Educators and Researchers
2021 NIET Founder's Award Recipient: Douglas MacArthur Elementary School, Indiana
Winning Moment: Douglas MacArthur Elementary School Receives $50,000 NIET Founder's Award
Full 2021 NIET Founder's Award Ceremony and Award
If You Don’t Tell Your Story, Someone Else Will: Communicating for Impact
NIET's Evidence of Impact
Teddy Talk Episode 3: Moving Forward: The Principal as Coach for Teacher Effectiveness and Student Achievement
Supporting Student Ownership in a Virtual Learning Environment
Unpacking the Unknown: Tracking New Teachers' Progress after Graduation
Watch NIET Surprise Somerset ISD, Texas, with the 2020 District Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness
Collecting Evidence in a Virtual Learning Environment
Teddy Talk Episode 2: Maintaining Purpose in New Circumstances
Supporting Students' Social-Emotional Learning in a Virtual Classroom
NIET 2020 School of Promise Award: Mellichamp Elementary School, Orangeburg, South Carolina
NIET School of Promise Award: Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy, Knox County, Tennessee
Environment Rubric: Overview of Key Revisions
NIET District Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness: DeSoto Parish Schools, Louisiana
Teddy Talk Episode 1: Now What?
Teacher Knowledge of Students: Supporting All Learners in a Virtual Environment
Providing High-Quality Student Feedback in a Virtual Learning Environment
2020 NIET Founder's Award Ceremony and Award
2020 NIET Founder's Award Announcement: Duplessis Primary School, Louisiana
2020 NIET Founder's Award Recipient: Duplessis Primary School, Louisiana
2020 NIET Founder's Award Finalist: Chinle Elementary School, Arizona
2020 NIET Founder's Award Finalist: Desert View Elementary School, Arizona
2020 NIET Founder's Award Finalist: Duplessis Primary School, Louisiana
2020 NIET Founder's Award Finalist: Slaton High School, Texas
2020 NIET Founder's Award Finalist: Slaughter Elementary School, Louisiana
What's Next: Leading Now and Looking Ahead
Leading Virtual Clusters/Professional Learning Communities
Presenting Instructional Content: How to Engage Students in a Virtual Learning Environment Through Models and Examples
Supporting Aspiring Teachers: 3rd Grade English Language Arts Lesson
Supporting Aspiring Teachers: 4th Grade Reading Intervention Lesson
Supporting Aspiring Teachers: 7th Grade Math Lesson
Supporting Aspiring Teachers: 10th Grade Math Lesson
Q&A with NIET CEO Dr. Candice McQueen and Louisiana Assistant Superintendent Jessica Baghian
Q&A with Dr. Candice McQueen and Cicely Woodard, former Tennessee Teacher of the Year
Building Success Criteria in a Virtual Learning Environment
Communication with Clarity: Interview with DeSoto Superintendent Clay Corley
You Can Be Uncertain, But You Cannot Be Unclear
Watch NIET Surprise DeSoto Parish Schools, LA, with the 2019 District Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness
DeSoto Parish Superintendent Clay Corley Accepts NIET Educator Effectiveness Award
NIET Awarded $47 Million Federal Grant for Perry Township, Brown County, and Goshen, Indiana
NIET's History and Purpose
The NIET Difference: Who We Are
2019 NIET Founder's Award Recipient: Wildflower School, Arizona
NIET National Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness: Perry Township Schools, Indiana
Perry Township Schools, Indiana, Honored at 2019 NIET National Conference
2019 NIET Founder's Award Finalist: Alice M. Harte Charter School, Louisiana
2019 NIET Founder's Award Finalist: Cross County Elementary Technology Academy, Arkansas
2019 NIET Founder's Award Finalist: Desert View Elementary, Arizona
2019 Founder's Award Finalist: Dodson Branch School, Tennessee
2019 Founder's Award Finalist: Wildflower School, Arizona
NIET Presents Perry Township Schools with Surprise $50,000 National Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness
Perry Township Schools Superintendent Pat Mapes Accepts NIET Educator Effectiveness Award
NIET Teacher Leadership Series
West Goshen Elementary School in Indiana Receives 2018 TAP Founder's Award
Teach Factor Introduction: Igniting Conversations about Teacher Leadership
Teach Factor Fellow: Joni Readout
Teach Factor Fellow: Laura Roussel
Teach Factor Fellow: Dr. Saul Hinojosa
Teach Factor Fellow: Nicole Bolen
Teach Factor Fellow: Shaneka Burnett
Teach Factor Fellow: Kevin George
Teach Factor Fellow: Lori Line
Teach Factor Fellow: Angel Hardaway
Teach Factor Fellow: Geneva Salinas
Teach Factor Fellow: Corrie Callahan
Teach Factor Fellow: Katelyn Orloski
Teach Factor Fellow Robert Hill
NIET: Advancing Educator Effectiveness
G.W. Carver Primary School, Louisiana, Wins 2017 TAP Founder's Award
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Addresses 17th National TAP Conference
TAP Conference Benefits Educators and District Leaders
NIET Higher Education Partnerships: Preparing Teacher Candidates to Be Effective on Day One
NIET Interview with South Carolina Principal Mike Sinclair: Leading Through Motivation
NIET Interview with Louisiana Principal Keith Simmons
2016 TAP Founder's Award: Southport Elementary School
U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. Addresses 2016 TAP Conference Welcome
Teacher Effectiveness and Student Achievement Grow in Tennessee
Teacher Effectiveness Improves Student Learning in Athens City Schools, Tennessee
Using Observation and Evaluation to Improve Practice in Knox County
Preparing More Effective New Teachers
The TAP Rubric Helps Teachers Improve in Arizona Schools
Growing New Teacher Skills More Rapidly with Texas Tech University
The SEED Grant and TAP: Preparing More Effective New Teachers at Arizona State University
Preparing New Teachers and Leaders with Texas Tech University
