Educator Awards 2021

Celebrating the passion, ingenuity and dedication of Activate educators

Welcome!

2021 has been another record year for Future Anything’s Activate program with over 3500 students and 160 teachers in more than 45 schools across Australia bending the future, one youth-led idea at a time.

The 2021 National Finals will showcase the most innovative, scalable, and sustainable student enterprise ideas, but this year, we also want to celebrate YOU, our Activate educators.

In the first-ever Future Anything Educator Awards, we’ll recognise the teachers who’ve not only led Activate in their classroom but who have lived it through their own entrepreneurial approach to teaching and learning.

Winners will share in over $10,000 of prizes to support their schools’ entrepreneurial aspirations. The Winners will be unveiled at our high profile Future Anything National Grand Final on 23 November 2021.

Whether you’d like to shine a light on your own entrepreneurial approach, celebrate the expertise of an outstanding colleague, or showcase the best in creativity, collaboration and teamwork, now’s your chance.

NOMINATIONS CLOSED ON 22 OCTOBER 2021. 

Click here to register to watch the Future Anything National Grand Final 2021 live online or in person at QUT Gardens Theatre, Brisbane when the Educator Awards winners will be unveiled.

Future Anything Trailblazer of the Year 2021

 

This award goes to an outstanding first-year teacher of Future Anything’s Activate program.

The recipient will be an educator who has embraced ‘thinking like an entrepreneur‘* in their pedagogical approach to teaching and learning, inspiring their students to bend the future; one youth-led idea at a time.

Future Anything Educator of the Year 2021

 

This award goes to an experienced Future Anything educator.

The recipient will be an educator who not only ‘thinks like an entrepreneur’* in their own approach to teaching and learning, but has also built the enterprising culture of students, staff and the community to bend the future; one youth-led idea at a time.

Future Anything Team of the Year 2021

This award goes to an outstanding team of Future Anything educators.

Their collective efficacy, positivity, and shared vision has led to the emergence/growth of an enterprising school culture, partnerships with the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem,  and/or engaging (and fun) opportunities for young people to bend the future; one youth-led idea at a time.

* Future Anything builds upon the research of Houston et.al (2020) in defining ‘thinking of entrepreneur’ by identifying the following key skills and attributes: Problem Solving, Tolerance for Ambiguity, Failure (and Feedback) Fitness, Empathy, Creativity, Project Management.

The Small(ish) Print

  • Nominations are open until 11pm AEST on Friday 22 October 2021
  • Nominees must be teachers registered to deliver Future Anything’s Activate 2021 program
  • Nominations must be endorsed by the nominee’s school principal.
  • All nominations will be judged by Future Anything and a panel of selected judges. The panel will consider information included on the nomination form and any relevant supporting documents. The panel’s decision will be deemed final and appeals will not be considered.
  • Contact information may be used for administration and media purposes.
  • Finalists, their nominator and Principal will be notified by Future Anything directly in October 2021.
  • Winners will be announced at the Future Anything National Final in November 2021 in Brisbane.