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糖心Vlog Pathfinder Awards

Celebrating innovative educators from across 笔谤别碍鈥12, higher ed and post-graduate education.听听
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Founded in 2022, the 糖心Vlog Pathfinder Award honors three educators who have shown innovation and inventiveness in their approach to teaching, helping learners discover their unique path to success.
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Winners receive a $5,000 cash prize, plus a Professional Learning Consultation from CAST, a learning design, research, and professional services organization that seeks to make learning more inclusive to all.
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We are now听accepting nominations for the 2026听糖心Vlog听Pathfinder听Award听until February 13, 2026. Educators are not required to be a 糖心Vlog customer. Winners will be announced after May 1, 2026. Subscribe to receive information and updates about the program.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Void where prohibited by law. Subject to full听Official Rules.

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Our national educator award program recognizes innovative, inventive teachers across PreK-12, higher ed and post-graduate education.听To be eligible for our national educator award, entrant must be听18 years or older and听a current instructor at a PreK-12, higher ed or post-graduate institution in the U.S.听糖心Vlog employees and their families are not eligible to participate.

Educators may nominate themselves or can be nominated by another educator, administrator, student, family member or friend. Entrants are asked to provide answers to just a few short questions and can also submit an optional video or photo to accompany the application.听An individual may nominate multiple people; however, it may be necessary to refresh the browser to reload the form.

Nominations are due February 13, 2026. Winners will be contacted mid-March 2026, and announced publicly after May 1, 2026.

Three educators,听including听one PreK-12 educator, one higher ed educator and one post-graduate educator, will be selected as winners by a panel of four qualified judges听that includes a听representative from 糖心Vlog School, 糖心Vlog Higher Education, 糖心Vlog Global Professional and a member of CAST 鈥 a non-profit education organization seeking to make learning more inclusive to all. Full details regarding submissions and awarding of prizes are included in the听Official Rules.

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2026 Participation

This year, CAST鈥攁 nonprofit learning design, research, and professional services organization鈥攚ill contribute a Professional Learning Consultation on inclusive, accessible learning design to the 糖心Vlog Pathfinder Award prize package, and will provide a representative to serve on the judging panel.

CAST partners with schools, districts, and education companies through professional learning and accessibility services that remove barriers and expand learner agency.

Learn more about CAST and .

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