2024
Meet the Dugga Teacher Award 2024 winners
Hilde Bevanger and Tony Wärefors take the 2024 award for innovation, dedication and passion in the classroom.
Meet the 2024 winnersThe Dugga Teacher Award
The Dugga Teacher Award recognizes outstanding educators who have gone above and beyond to drive pedagogically responsible digitalization in their schools. We celebrate excellence in education and honor educators who make learning inspiring, inclusive, and impactful. Who do you want to win this year's Teacher Award?
The winners are announced each year on Nobel Day, 10 December.
How the Teacher Award works
Each year Dugga honors teachers whose exceptional efforts drive digitalization in their school while advancing pedagogical excellence and equal opportunities for every learner.
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Nominate a teacher
Anyone can nominate: a student, a colleague or a principal. Tell us who the teacher is and why they deserve the award.
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The jury reviews
An expert panel of researchers and educators reviews every nomination, looking for teachers who combine digital tools with sound pedagogy.
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Winners are announced
The winners are honored and put in the spotlight on Nobel Day, 10 December, and their stories are shared here.
Previous Teacher Award winners
Meet the educators the jury has honored since 2020, and read how they bring digital assessment into their classrooms.
2023
Meet the Dugga Teacher Award 2023 winners
Three educators honoured for creativity and impact: Zanna Holmgren, Ma. Lourdes Santillan Donguines and Muhammad Iman Mustafa.
Meet the 2023 winners
2022
Winners of the Dugga Teacher Award 2022
Keagan Bosch, Margarida França and Pelle Sjöholm, teachers who drive change and inspire learning through digital assessment.
Meet the 2022 winners
2021
Winners of the Dugga Teacher Award 2021
The jury has selected the 2021 winners for driving digital transformation to increase quality and equality in assessment.
Meet the 2021 winners
2020
Teacher from Sarasota, USA wins the Dugga Teacher Award 2020
Elizabeth Shannon, Department Head at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences, is awarded for her contribution to digital assessment and teamwork.
Meet the 2020 winnerHear from a winner
What the award means in practice: a conversation with the very first Dugga Teacher Award winner.
Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences, Sarasota, FL, USA
Elizabeth Shannon, Department Head and Dugga Teacher Award 2020 winner, shares how Dugga transformed her teaching at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences in Florida, and how her team of colleagues made digital assessment part of everyday practice.
Elizabeth ShannonDepartment Head and Dugga Teacher Award 2020 winner
Jury of the Dugga Teacher Award
The expert panel behind the Dugga Teacher Award.
Dr. Thashmee Karunaratne
Associate Professor at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, specialising in data analytics, artificial intelligence and digital transformation.
Dr. Amir E. Fard
Assistant Professor at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, specialising in digital assessment, educational innovation and student success.
Elizabeth Shannon
Teacher at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences, known for leading the integration of digital tools into her school’s practice.
Peter Wilcke
CEO of Dugga. Before joining Dugga, Peter held senior positions in the education and educational publishing sectors.
Dr. Claudia Rademaker
Co-founder of Dugga, with a PhD from Stockholm School of Economics and projects bridging research and practice in digital assessment and accessibility.
Dr. Patrik Nilsson
Co-founder of Dugga, PhD in business administration from Umeå University, with over 30 years of teaching experience.
Know a teacher who deserves the spotlight?
Nominations take a minute. Tell us who inspires you and why, and the jury will take it from there.
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