Harvard Education Letter receives two Distinguished Achievement Awards from the Association of Educational Publishers
Jun 15, 2009
Harvard Education Letter won two Distinguished Achievement Awards from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) at a ceremony in Washington D.C. on June 12, 2009. AEP is a nonprofit member organization serving the educational resource industry.Richard Weissbourd won the award for Best Editorial for “The "Quiet" Troubles of Low-Income Children” from the March/April 2008 issue and Laura Pappano won for Best Learned Article for “Small Kids, Big Words” from the May/June 2008 issue.
Distinguished Achievement Awards (DAAs) recognize the best educational resources within the categories of Curriculum, Periodicals, Professional Development, and Technology Innovations. The DAAs are evaluated on traits such as efficacy, usability, and overall educational value and are judged by an expert panel of educators, editors, designers, and technology specialists.
"Despite our economic climate, I was struck by the limitless innovative ideas seen throughout this year's entries," said Charlene Gaynor, CEO of AEP.
Other Distinguished Achievement Award finalists for the Harvard Education Letter included the Harvard Education Letter for Best Newsletter, “Getting and Spending” by Lucy Hood for best How-to Feature, “When 1/2 + 1/3 = 3/5: Conversation with Katherine K. Merseth” by Mitch Bogen for best Interview/Profile, “Teaching 21st Century Skills” by Nancy Walser for best News Story, “Vocabulary Series” and “Universal PreK Education Series” for best Series and “Adolescent Literacy” from the Harvard Educational Review for best One-Theme Issue.