On Thursday, 27 March 2025, the Faculty of Education of Masaryk University hosted a celebration to mark Teachers' Day. Its highlight was the traditional presentation of the Teacher of the Year award, which the faculty gives to outstanding male and female graduates working in various fields of education.
The award was presented by the Dean of the Faculty Simona Koryčánková, together with the Vice-Dean for Internationalisation and External Relations Petra Vystrčilová. Both representatives of the faculty management personally congratulated the awardees and expressed their appreciation for their expertise, creative approach and long-term contribution to the development of education. They stressed that such active and inspiring pedagogical personalities are proof of the quality and social importance of the teaching profession and the university training provided by the faculty.
For this year's, the eighth year of the Teacher of the Year award, the MU Faculty of Education received more than 600 supporting statements. Students, parents, teaching colleagues, as well as students and staff of the Faculty of Education were involved in the nomination process. The nominated personalities were judged by an expert committee based on qualitative criteria, with an emphasis on originality of pedagogical approach, long-term and systematic contribution to educational practice, and ability to positively influence and inspire the school and wider professional community. As a result of the evaluation, five outstanding pedagogical personalities were awarded.
She works as a director of a kindergarten in the village of Březí. She has long been involved in the development of pre-school education, where she participates in the development of key methodological materials, for example, within the framework of the Framework Educational Programme and national tools for professional support. In her teaching practice, she purposefully connects theoretical knowledge with the everyday reality of the school and systematically supports the professional growth of her team.
She is a long-term member of Lipka, one of the leading centres of environmental education in the Czech Republic, where she has been involved in the conception and implementation of educational programmes for all ages, and is the author of professional publications and innovative teaching aids. She is actively involved in the education of teaching staff and cooperates with a number of foreign partners.
He is a teacher and member of the board of the Horácké náměstí Primary School in Brno, where, in addition to teaching computer science, he focuses on the development of school projects. He is the founder of the professional platform Save Geography, which has become an important source of inspiration for geography teachers across the country. He collaborates with the National Institute of Education, professional associations and the university environment and contributes to the innovation of the geography curriculum.
She is a science teacher at the second level of primary school, who has long been involved in the implementation of research-oriented learning and working with gifted students. She is the author of professional educational materials and textbooks, works as a lecturer in further education of pedagogical staff and shares her experience within national and international professional platforms.
Founder of the national platform Teachers to Teachers, which connects thousands of educators and serves as a space for sharing inspiring teaching materials and practice. In addition, she is involved in textbook development, methodological support for schools and is active in development and expert groups focused on educational innovation.
The award recipients received a diploma and a voucher for a sightseeing trip that symbolically follows the legacy of Jan Amos Komenský. He considered personal experience, travel and openness to the world to be essential prerequisites for quality education and professional growth as a teacher. The festive programme continued with a lecture by Prof. Karel Pančocha on Autism: from early detection to education and culminated with a concert performed by students of the Department of Music Education and the MUNIvoices Faculty Choir.
We would like to congratulate all the winners and express our gratitude for their outstanding contribution to the teaching profession.
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