Pedagogical Innovation Awards

Innovation in teaching is critical for the success of our schools, but these achievements are often not formally recognized, especially at the level of everyday teaching practice. The CSLP Pedagogical Innovation Awards are designed to honour teachers for their innovative practices. The awards have three purposes:

To recognize innovative teaching practices.
To bring teachers together with educational researchers to discuss how their innovations connect with recent research findings.
To spread the word about these innovative practices to other teachers and researchers.

The CSLP has offered an award of $1,000 for each of two categories:

Technological innovation

Innovations of this kind could include new uses for computer programs, mobile phone applications, video games, or other kinds of digital tools to engage students.

Curriculum innovation

These innovations can include new Learning and Evaluation Situations (LES) that teachers have designed, fresh approaches to an especially difficult topic, or experiential learning activities that students do outside the classroom.

Honourable mentions are also selected and receive prizes of $250 each.

Photo from the 2024 Pedagogical Innovation Awards

From left to right: Lyne Tardif (2023 winner), David Waddington (CSLP Director), Kathryn Katsaros (2024 Honourable Mention), Jaclyn Sauve (2024 Honourable Mention), Brittany Cerveira (2024 Honourable Mention), Emma Huebner (2024 winner), Linda Touchette (2024 winner)

Eligibility & Process

Any teacher (full-time or part-time) in a government-recognized public or private elementary or secondary school in Quebec was eligible to apply. Over 50 nominations were received and were narrowed down to a field of 5 finalists by a committee of CSLP members.

The committee then met to review the submissions and select the two winners. The winners, as well as all of the other finalists (who are receiving honorable mentions) have been invited to attend an upcoming awards symposium. The event will allow the winners to present their innovation, as well as dialogue with educational researchers, who will be on hand to make the connection between the winners’ innovative practices and current developments in research.

With technical assistance from the CSLP, winners are also invited to make a YouTube capsule to showcase their work to other teachers in Quebec. The videos from the 2023 winners are now available through our YouTube channel (and below).

Past Winners

2024

Linda Touchette, art teacher at École Secondaire Docteur-Alexis-Bouthillier in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in the category of Curriculum Innovation.

Emma Huebner, art teacher at Villa Sainte-Marceline in the category of Technological Innovation.

Honourable Mentions: Jessica Samuel, Adam Verrillo, Brittany Cerveira, Kathryn Katsaros, and Jaclyn Sauvé.

2023

Lyne Tardif, Service aux Élèves, Centre de Service Scolaire de Montréal for Curriculum Innovation.

James Feith, St. George's School of Montreal for Technological Innovation.