A Contest!

Okay all you IOT’s out there, here’s what you’ve been waiting for. Announcing the first ever Instructors’ Café Contest!

Instructions:
• Send by email to cheryl.oetting@cefonline.com one personal testimony of how a TCE course in which you participated as an instructor affected the life of a teacher. This could relate to how the teacher was personally touched or motivated by the teaching or how the course material was effectively used by the teacher in his or her Good News Club.

• The testimony MUST be accompanied by a picture of the teacher, the TCE class or the teacher’s club. Also, permission must be granted by the teacher and parents of any children in the picture to be used in our blog.

• The testimony and picture must be received in our office no later than April 30, 2007. One entry per person please.

• When sending entry please include: your full name, mailing address, daytime phone number and verification that permission is given to use the testimony and picture in our blog. Also, please put "Blog Contest" in the subject line of your email.

How will the winners be decided?
Your trusty,impartial blog administrators will evaluate each entry and choose the eight most inspirational testimonies with good clear pictures. Winners will be announced on this blog on May 11, 2007.

What do I get if I win?
Besides our undying gratitude, you and the teacher you tell about will each win a cool Ball of Many Colors! Think of all the ways you could use this durable, Wordless Book colored soccer ball as a teaching tool in your training, your clubs or for activities in camps or CYIA! In addition, the eight winning entries will each be featured in our soon-to-be world renown blog to inspire and encourage other IOTs!

Who can participate?
This contest is open to all credentialed IOTs or IOT candidates who have visited the Café at least once since we opened in January 2007. Participation by all full time department of education personnel, blog administrators (or Martha Wright’s dog!) is strictly prohibited.

So, get those cameras out, write down those testimonies and get those emails to Cheryl! We look forward to hearing from you!