This award, presented annually, is based on teacher evaluations submitted through the CILC website and recognizes outstanding performance by a content provider.

Congratulations to the recipients for 2009-2010 school year!

Recipients (average score 2.85-3.00)

ACT Out Ensemble - Indianapolis, IN
Adventures In Medicine & Science (AIMS) Program of Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum - Ann-Arbor, MI
AT&T Park, Home of the San Francisco Giants - San Francisco, CA
Bronx Zoo/ Wildlife Conservation Society - Bronx, NY
Calvert Marine Museum - Solomons, MD
Center for Puppetry Arts - Atlanta, GA
Clarian Health Partners (Methodist Hospital) - Indianapolis, IN
Cleveland Museum of Art - Cleveland, OH
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum - The Dalles, OR
Distance Learning Solutions LLC - Israel
International Wolf Center - Ely, MN
Kigluait Educational Adventures - Talkeetna, AK
Louisville Science Center - Louisville, KY
Lower East Side Tenement Museum - New York, NY
Mote Marine Laboratory - Sarasota, FL
NASA's Digital Learning Network (Kennedy Space Center) - Kennedy Space Center, FL
Philadelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia, PA
Reef HQ Aquarium - Townsville, Queensland - Australia
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - Cleveland, OH
Roper Mountain Science Center - Greenville, SC
Royal Botanical Gardens - Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Stark Parks - Canton, OH
Tennessee Aquarium - Chattanooga, TN
The Sheffield Museum of Rural Life - Sheffield, Ontario - Canada

Honorable Mention (average score of 2.8-2.84)

Alaska SeaLife Center - Seward, AK
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery - Dayton, OH
Cleveland Museum of Natural History - Cleveland, OH
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Powell, OH
EarlyWorks Museum - Huntsville, AL
East Central Ohio Educational Service Center - New Philadelphia, OH
Hank Fincken: A National Theatre Company of One - Indianapolis, IN
HealthSpace (now part of Cleveland Museum of Natural History) - Cleveland, OH
International Studies In Schools - Bloomington, IN
Milwaukee Public Museum - Milwaukee, WI
NASA's Digital Learning Network (Ames Research Center) - Moffett Field, CA
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame - Fort Worth, TX
New York State Historical Association and The Farmers' Museum - Cooperstown, NY
Ohio Historical Society - Columbus, OH
Pro Football Hall of Fame - Canton, OH
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology - Drumheller, Alberta - Canada
Seacoast Science Center - Rye, NH
The Bathysphere Underwater Biological Laboratory - Rochester, NY
The National WWII Museum - New Orleans, LA
The Paley Center for Media - New York, NY
Valerie Marsh - Carmel, IN
Vicki Cobb - White Plains, NY

Award Criteria

• Must be a current content provider on the CILC website.
• Must have at least 10 program requests submitted for the designated school year.
• The averaged score for all program evaluations for the year must be 2.85 or higher out of a possible 3 (An individual program receives a star rating if it averages a 2.4 or higher.)

Each school year, the scores of ALL program evaluations for each content provider are averaged based on 7 questions which are:

• The presenter:
  • was knowledgeable about the content.
  • was engaging.
• The program:
  • was engaging.
  • was appropriate for the advertised age/grade range.
  • aligned to the advertised educational standards .
  • met the advertised educational objectives.
  • had an impact on student learning.

Each question has a numerical value which drives the star rating on the CILC website and the CILC Pinnacle Award.

For more information, contact Julia Heighway at 317-231-6529.

Check out the recipients for the CILC Pinnacle Award for Professional Development Providers.