Deadline Extension for Best of Show Award at ISTELive 2025 Now Set for June 27
The Tech & Learning's Best of Show Awards at ISTELive 2025 are set to recognise exceptional educational technology products showcased by exhibitors at the event. These awards aim to celebrate tools and companies that make a meaningful impact in classrooms worldwide.
Eligibility Criteria --------------------
Exhibitors at ISTELive 2025 are eligible to nominate their products. The deadline for nominations was June 27, 2025, at 23:59 PST. Entered products must show strong potential to shape the educational landscape and demonstrate originality, functionality, dependability, and a positive user experience. Nominees' products must empower learning and align with classroom and district needs as judged by experienced educators and edtech experts.
Benefits of Entering ---------------------
Nominees are invited to a special Tech & Learning reception during ISTELive 2025 where winners are announced. Winners receive publicity in a press release on techlearning.com during the show and continued promotion through Tech & Learning's channels afterward. Awardees receive a fully licensed "Best of Show" awards badge and a suite of pre-made promotional assets (social posts, press release templates) for marketing purposes.
Evaluation Process -------------------
Entries are evaluated by a panel of distinguished, tech-savvy educators and edtech experts. Judging criteria focus on originality, functionality, dependability, user experience, and overall potential to impact education positively. Judges select products they believe best support teaching and learning, including thoughtful integration of emerging technologies like AI.
Winning a Best of Show award signifies a significant impact on teaching and learning experiences. Winners will receive an award certificate, the award seal graphic, and a feature in the digital edition of Tech & Learning. Crystal glass trophies will be available for winners at the event, and individual trophies will be sent after the show.
The cost to enter varies based on the number of entries: $625.00 for a single entry, $595.00 for 2-4 entries, and $525.00 for 5 or more entries. The winners of Tech & Learning's Best of Show at ISTELive 2025 will be announced at the Tech & Learning reception on July 1, 2025.
For more information, contact Beckie Sirs at [email protected].
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- The exhibition items showcased by the participants at ISTELive 2025 that demonstrate digital technology's potential to revolutionize education and deliver an exceptional user experience may be nominated for Tech & Learning's Best of Show Awards.
- Aligned with school and district needs, products nominated for Tech & Learning's Best of Show Awards must empower learning by providing original, functional, reliable, and user-friendly solutions that make a lasting impact on education-and-self-development.
