You can apply to join the SMART Exemplary Educator program at any time - there are no deadlines and no limit to the number of educators who may be accepted.

This is a two-step application process. The first step requires that you complete the online application form. You are asked to describe why you want to be a SMART Exemplary Educator (maximum 300 words). You should also list any conferences where you have presented in the last three years (include the year and the presentation topic). To save time, you can prepare these supporting documents ahead and paste them directly into the online form.

The second step is to submit a lesson activity in SMART Ideas or Notebook software that shows how you use technology to improve learning. Your lesson activity will help us determine your level of competence with SMART products and give you the opportunity to have your lesson activities considered for publication on
www.education.smarttech.com.

To help you develop publishable lesson activities to be correlated to national standards, please consider the following components and click on the links below for more detailed guidelines.

• Submit your lesson activity in .notebook or SMART Ideas software. SMART Ideas software must be version 5 or above
• Include a teachers note at the beginning of the lesson activity
• Establish clear learning objectives
• Incorporate interactive features found in the gallery or interface
• Provide clear instructions for the educator and the students
• Any material not from the Gallery must be referenced and copyright free

For your convenience we have created Teachers Notes and a Notebook Software Activity Guide to help you develop creative and interactive lesson activities.
We accept all grade and subject areas but are currently most interested in high school lesson activities.