The Golden Apple Award is an award given to educators in various school district

School district

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s in the United States

United States

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. The name of the award refers to the stereotype of students giving apples to teachers they respect.

Georgia

In Georgia

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, the Golden Apple is a monthly award presented by American Broadcasting Company

American Broadcasting Company

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 affiliate WJBF

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Wichita, Kansas

In Wichita

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, the Golden Apple Award is given by the ABC station affiliate, KAKE

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 10. It is given to teachers in the Pre K-12 grade levels.

Florida

In Florida

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 they give Golden Apple Awards to responsible teachers. Including in Osceola Elementary school. One of the Golden Apple teachers is Mrs. Vukobratovich, a health teacher.http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=21821&bt=Frontenac+Co.&arc=n&searchType=phrase

Michigan

At the University of Michigan

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, the Golden Apple is an annual award presented to professors by the student group Students Honoring Outstanding University Teaching.

The recipient for 2009 was John U. Bacon.
The recipient for 2010 was Christopher Peterson, PH.D. in Clinical and Social Psychology

Washington

In Washington, the Golden Apple is presented by KCTS, the Seattle PBS

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 network. The award recognizes individuals and programs making a dramatic difference in Washington state education in grades pre-K through 12. The award has been granted since 1992. Previous winners include Dennis Harper

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This awards initiative honors successful teaching models and programs among Washington state educators and the public at large. For the sixteenth year (2008), the Golden Apple Awards will honor a mix of ten individuals and school and community programs. Recipients will be featured in a primetime special that will air on public television stations across the state and will receive a financial award (Aired Feb. 21 2008).

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The winners for 2007 in Washington were:

INDIVIDUALS

Kathryn Boudreau-Stroud, Science, 6-12 Grades, Beaver Lake Middle School, Issaquah School District

Scott Brown, Music, 9-12 Grades, Roosevelt High School, Seattle School District

Judy Bruggeman, Transition Coordinator, 9-12 Grades, Enumclaw High School, Enumclaw School District

Richard Byrnes, Music, 9-12 Grades, Henry Foss High School, Tacoma Public Schools

Mari Knowles, General, K-5 Grades, Mountlake Terrace Elementary, Edmonds School District

Tracey Lundquist, Fine Arts/Reading, K-5 Grades, Tyee Park Elementary School, Clover Park School District



PROGRAMS

826 Seattle

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 ; Teri Hein, Executive Director

Bright Future Program ; Reza Khastou, Program Director