Finalists for ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year announced

The ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year Awards is well respected in education circles, both for their longevity and for the huge role the awards have played in terms of encouraging teachers to pioneer ICT in their classrooms.

20 Aug 2018

Finalists for ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year announced

The finalists will soon be on their way to the ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year Awards that are scheduled to take place as part of the annual iWeek internet industry conference and exhibition, taking place in Cape Town from 20 August to 24 August 2018.

The ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year Awards are a highlight of both iWeek and the country’s ICT in education advocacy calendar and see the ten educators selected as finalists competing for the titles of ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year, ISPA TechTeacher of the Year and ISPA MobileTechTeacher at a gala dinner to be held at the Westin Hotel in Cape Town on 22 August 2018.

And the finalists are...
In no particular order:

Leanne Bishop of Grantleigh College in Kwambonambi, KwaZulu-Natal

Mabore Lekalakala of Mapudithomo Primary School in Polokwane, Limpopo

Matthew Hains of Saheti School in Senderwood, Johannesburg

Fiona Beal of The Rock Academy in Sunnydale, Cape Town

Matema Jacobeth Malatji of Diopong Primary School in Ga Mothapo, Limpopo Province

Peggy Jona of Bakuba Primary School in Tabankulu, Eastern Cape

Dimakatso Sefora of Saron Primary School in Rustenburg, North West Province

Khatija Osman of Durban Girls’ College in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

Nombuso Precious Thobela of Vulamasango Primary School in Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga

Cyril Nkosana Nkabinde of Zonkizizwe Secondary School in Katlehong, Gauteng

The competition is managed by the Digital Education Institute (DEI), a non-profit educational organisation.

The 2018 ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year competition gave educators an opportunity to showcase their skills in using Information Communication Technologies (ICT) to improve the educational environment in their classrooms, schools or communities.

According to Milford Malunga, project manager at DEI, “The required projects submitted by the ten ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year finalists reflect the growing influence and importance of the wider digital environment. The impact of our digital world can clearly be seen in the improving quality and scope of the finalists’ projects year after year. The judges wish all of the deserving finalists well this year as they compete for this most sought-after of ICT accolades.”

For more, go to www.ispasuperteachers.co.za.