Do you teach baking in a classroom or community program?  You may be eligible to WIN $1,000! 

Each year outstanding baking education programs are recognized by the Home Baking Association.  This award draws national attention to excellent home baking programs and the benefits of baking for family, personal and professional development.

Who’s Eligible?
A classroom educator or community youth organization  program leader teaching baking within his/her community to young people 6 to 18 years of age.  Youth who have developed a baking program that teaches other youth to bake are also invited to submit an entry in this category.

What to Enter?
Submit a baking lesson or baking community service program.  Baking community service program may include “Bake for Family Fun” month, Bake and Take Day, bake sales or Bakers Lend a Hand programs.  

 Awards:
One entry will be selected to receive $1,000 and an all-expenses paid trip for two to the 2008 Home Baking Association Annual Meeting to present the award-winning project. Additional awards of $500, $250 and $100 may be awarded for special recognition ie. Best Community Reach, Best Hands-on Baking Activity, Most Creative, etc. All entrants will receive a complimentary HBA teaching resource.
 
Guidelines and Application:
Read the call for entries to get more specific information about the application process along with an application that you can print, fill out, and send to the Home Baking Association.  Entry deadline is March 31, 2008.

Share your successful baking program with other educators and you might win $1,000 plus an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Florida! The Home Baking Association is offering this award to draw attention to the excellent home-baking education programs across the country. We want to applaud educators who have implemented outstanding interdisciplinary baking-education programs because baking programs play a role in the development of academically and socially well-rounded children.

Who’s Eligible?
As long as the baking program reaches 6- to 18-year-old U.S. children, all types of educators who actively teach baking are eligible, including:

• Classroom family and consumer sciences teachers
• Extension food and nutrition specialists
• Community after-school program volunteers
• Home-schooling parents
• Youth who teach other youth

You may complete the online form to enter or print the form and mail it to

Home Baking Association
2931 S.W. Gainsboro Road
Topeka, KS 66614-4413

Online or via mail, your entry must include

• A concise one-page summary.
• Criteria sections below.  Please arrange your entry with the summary first, followed by a separate section of supporting information for each of the five judging criteria areas along with any available supporting documents.  For example, if you refer to classroom handouts, include or attach the handouts with the Baking Emphasis/Execution information.  Supporting materials might include measurable objectives, methods of pre-/post-evaluation/testing, clippings, reports, letters from peers and students (no more than five), photos and samples of other important tactical materials.

To help you compose your entry, see lesson plans developed from previous winners’ entries.

The entry deadline is March 31, 2008. Winners will be notified by June 1, 2008. Call the Home Baking Association award coordinator at (785) 478-3283 if you have any questions.

The central focus of your entry must be baking education and its interdisciplinary benefits to young people. Entries will be screened by family and consumer sciences professionals.  Final selections will be based upon the following weighted criteria:

Baking Emphasis/Execution and Interdisciplinary Skills (35%): Detail how the program emphasized and taught the skill of baking as a relevant part of today's lifestyle.  For example, how did the program relate to work competencies, resource management, social and other sciences, math, and/or family and personal development?  How were the lessons/activities organized?  What resources were used?  Were there difficulties encountered?  If so, how were they handled?
Creativity (25%): Describe what made your program unique, fun and appealing to youth.  How did you use an interdisciplinary, multicultural and/or intergenerational approach?  What made the program stand out?  How did the students contribute to the program’s development?

Pre-Evaluation/Testing (15%): Analyze or describe the situation on which the program is based.  What shaped your planning process?  Who was your audience?  What were the students’ attitudes/skills before you began the program?  List measurable objectives.

Post-Evaluation/Testing (15%): Based on your pre-evaluation/testing objectives, describe the results of your program.  How many youth were reached?  What attitudes toward baking were fostered and what baking skills were achieved?  What other competencies were gained or improved? Did you meet your objectives?

Community Service (10%): Explain how your program helped or impacted your community.  Describe student community involvement and, if available, community response.