PBS Teachers Innovation Awards

2010 Contest Official Rules

No Purchase Necessary

1. Contest Description:

   “PBS Teachers Innovation Awards” (the “Contest”) is sponsored by the Public Broadcasting Service, with its principal place of business located at 2100 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202 (“Sponsor” or “PBS”). The contest will begin on January 25, 2010 and will end on March 12, 2010. Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. By entering the PBS Teachers Innovation Awards, each entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these official Contest rules (the “Official Rules”).

2. Eligibility:

   To be eligible, an entrant must be a legal resident of the United States or its territories. Contest entry is limited to one (1) photo or one (1) video per person. You may only enter the contest one time. Multiple entries from the same person will be disqualified. Employees and immediate family members of employees of PBS or its public television member stations are not eligible to participate in this contest. No purchase is necessary. Must be 18 years of age or older to enter. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify ineligible entries; such entries will not be returned.

   Entrant must be one of the following:

   • PreK-12 Classroom Educator (Public, Private, or Charter School)
   • PreK-12 Library Media Specialist or Technology Coordinator
   • PreK-12 Homeschool Educator
3. How To Enter:

   Each contest entrant must complete the following to enter the PBS Teachers Innovation Awards:

   1. Register to be a member of PBS Teachers by entering your general information – first name, last name, zip code, username, subject area, and grade level.
   2. Accept the PBS Terms of Use.
   3. Enter information about your entry – subject area, grade level, innovation category – and describe how you are an innovative educator.
   4. Submit a video clip or photograph showing how you are an innovative educator. The entry must consist of either a demonstration of innovation with students (inside or outside of a classroom) or an innovative project that was the result of an instructional activity you conducted.
   5. The contest will stop accepting entries on March 12, 2010.

   Important Tips:

   • Once you have submitted your entry you will receive an e-mail from PBS confirming your submission.
   • Make sure to check the e-mail account you used to sign-up, as PBS will keep you informed of progress via e-mails.
   • Read the Official Rules in full before you submit.
4. Judging Criteria:

   Entries will be judged by a panel of teachers selected from facilitators of the PBS Teacherline online courses who have significant experience integrating technology into the classroom. The facilitators will not be permitted to enter the contest if they are selected as contest judges.

   Each entry will be scored by two facilitators. The entries will be judged on the following criteria: (a) whether the teacher has clearly defined the objective of the activity; (b) how unique, new, and differentiated the idea is; (c) the effectiveness of the activity and the teacher’s description of how the innovation engaged students; and, as extra credit, (d) inclusion of the lesson plan that corresponded to the activity and (e) integration of PBS Teachers content or resources into the lesson. The resulting entry score will consist of the average of the scores received by the two judges. Judges will be assigned entries on a random basis and will be required to abstain from judging if a conflict of interest should arise. All decisions of the judges are final and are not subject to appeal.

   Entries will be scored with a uniform rubric and on a rolling basis as they are received; the winners will be determined after the contest concludes on March 12, 2010. The entries with the top fifty (50) scores once judging is completed will be considered contest winners. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.

5. Prizes:

   The contest has two prize levels:

   1. First Prize. The top ten (10) entrant scores will receive the first prize: a four day, three night trip to the PBS Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas on May 17-20, 2010. The trip includes roundtrip airfare, hotel, meals, and special events. All incidental expenses must be covered by the entrant. Approximate retail value of the First Prize is $2,000.00. Actual retail values may vary, depending on factors such as airfares. Any difference between the actual retail value and approximate retail value of the prize will not be awarded.  
      PBS will notify the First Prize winners by April 5, 2010. Winning entrants will be given five (5) days to confirm their acceptance of the First Prize. Winning entrants must notify a PBS administrator by sending a confirmation e-mail to Staci Lewis at selewis@pbs.org and completing and returning a signed affidavit of eligibility and a liability release form without modification. Should a winning entrant decide to not accept the First Prize, he or she will receive the Second Prize instead, provided that he or she must satisfy the requirements for receiving the Second Prize. The top scoring Second Prize winner will then be invited to accept the remaining First Prize if he or she satisfies the requirements for receiving the First Prize.
   2. Second Prize. The subsequent top forty (40) entrant scores will receive the Second Prize: a PBS gift bag containing various premium items. Approximate retail value of the Second Prize is $50. The winning Second Prize entrants will be contacted for mailing address and the prize will be shipped directly to the entrant at his or her requested address after completion and return to PBS of a signed affidavit of eligibility and a liability release form without modification. Entrants should allow a minimum of four to six weeks for delivery of the PBS gift bag.
   3. All Winners. All winners will be identified as “PBS Teachers Innovators” in the PBS Teachers online community and will be invited to work with PBS and local stations on encouraging the utilization of public digital media and innovation best practices in classrooms across the country. Each Innovator will be paired with his or her local public television station and may be invited to participate in local education events. In addition, the PBS Teachers Innovators may be asked to participate in PBS Education activities (e.g., conference presentations, market research, and online community leadership).
   4. Tax Consequences. Winners will be solely responsible for any and all local, state, and federal taxes incurred by their participation in the contest. Prizes may not be exchanged for cash or any other consideration. Sponsor will report any individual winnings over $600 (in cash or fair market value of goods or services) in a one (1) year period to the Internal Revenue Service. Winners will receive a Form 1099 from Sponsor if Sponsor reports any winnings to the Internal Revenue Service.
6. Conditions and Limitations Apply:
   • This promotion is void where prohibited by law.
   • Sponsor reserves the right to edit photographs or video submitted.
   • Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, or misdirected entries, including due to network failure.
   • Sponsor reserves the right to use any information submitted by entrants for any purpose whatsoever.
   • All winners agree to the use of their names and likenesses in publicity without notice or any additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. By entering this contest, the winners acknowledge that Sponsor has the right to publicize and broadcast their name, voice, and likeness, the fact that they won, and all matters incidental thereto. Sponsor is not obligated to attribute submissions to their entrant.
   • By entering this promotion, each entrant forever discharges and releases Sponsor and its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, and subsidiaries from any and all liability, claims, causes of action, suits, and demands of any kind arising from or in connection with the promotion.
   • These rules are subject to modification by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
   • An entrant is not a winner unless and until entrant’s eligibility has been verified and entrant has been notified that verification is complete. In the event that a winner is determined to be ineligible, his or her prize will be forfeited and Sponsor reserves the right to select an alternate winner from among remaining eligible entries.
   • Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Contest without awarding prizes if no eligible winner or alternate winners claim the prizes within the required time.
7. Additional Submission Rules:

   By participating in the Contest and submitting materials (the “Materials”) to PBS Teachers Innovation Awards you agree to and represent the following:

   • You grant to PBS, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and licensees a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive and fully sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display the Materials in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, to identify you in conjunction with such uses of the Materials, and to incorporate them in other works, in any form, in any and all media now known or ever devised, in any and all versions, worldwide in perpetuity for any purpose, including, but not limited to, broadcast, streaming, broadband, outreach, promotion, publicity, marketing, and advertisement of PBS and any of its properties or programming services.
   • You are authorized to submit the Materials, and you grant the rights in the Materials, as stated herein, whether or not PBS chooses to use the Materials for any particular purpose or at any particular time. You represent that you own all rights, title, and interest in the Materials or that you otherwise have authority to submit the Materials and to grant the license described herein. You represent that you have obtained all permissions, clearance, and releases from any third parties necessary to allow your submission and PBS’s use of the Materials, as set forth herein.
   • You represent that the Materials are not (a) unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, fraudulent, abusive, pornographic, harassing, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, or does or could give rise to civil liability or violate any law, rule, or regulation, or is otherwise objectionable; (b) non-public information about any company that you are not authorized to disclose; and (c) an advertisement, solicitation, chain letter, pyramid scheme, investment opportunity, or other unsolicited commercial communication.
   • You agree not to make any claim against PBS, its affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, and assigns as a result of your participation in this promotion, any use of or decision not to use the Materials, including, but not limited to, any claim that such use invades any right of privacy, publicity, or both.
   • You understand that, other than the opportunity to enter this contest, you will not be paid any money or receive any form of compensation for giving PBS these rights. You further understand you will not be reimbursed for any costs you may have incurred in connection with submitting the Materials.
   • You represent that you are at least 18 years old and otherwise satisfy the entry and eligibility requirements described in these Official Rules.