This award will recognize math educators at four different levels of education: Primary Master of Mathematics: Grades K-2, Intermediate Master of Mathematics: Grades 3-5, Middle School/Junior High School Master of Mathematics and High School Master of Mathematics. The new teacher must be nominated by a supervisor, an administrator or a colleague. To be nominated for this award a candidate must:

1. Be a teacher in a public/private school (at any level, K-12) who teaches mathematics in the state of Pennsylvania.
2. Have completed at least seven years of full-time teaching.
3. Exhibit contagious enthusiasm for students’ learning of mathematics.
4. Demonstrate initiatives in developing innovative strategies in his/her teaching.