The annual NESA Call for Papers highlights scholarship and professionalism among NESA educators at regular member schools and is a forum for sharing and an exchange of ideas regarding a particular theme. The winner is invited as NESA's guest to the Spring Educators Conference and has an oppportunity to briefly comment on his/her paper to colleagues. All submissions are published in the online journal, "Voices from NESA", posted on the NESA website in the spring.

2009:

DOWNLOAD THE 2009 TOPIC. The annual submissions deadline is December 1. Teachers from NESA regular member schools only are eligible to participate.

Interested teachers at regular member schools can also ask their NESA Teacher Representative for a copy of the topic.

2008:

This year's winner is RAY MONTOYA, from the American International School of Muscat, Oman. Read Ray's essay.

The judges were so impressed with the submissions, they selected an "honorable mention/runner-up": Minza Snyder from the Overseas School of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Read Minza's essay.

This year's topic was based on National Public Radio's project, "This I Believe", and invited NESA educators to share their beliefs about education — beliefs that carry them through the day-in and day-out challenges of the profession, and to answer questions such as, 'What's the difference between being a teacher and being a student?, Can there be teaching if there is not learning?, Is teaching an art or a science?', among others. The NESA Center received 20 submissions! Download the 2008 Call for Papers topic.

DOWNLOAD THE 2008 "VOICES FROM NESA" WITH ALL OF THE SUBMISSIONS.

• 2007 winner: Bob Wenger from International College, Beirut, Lebanon. (Honorable Mentions: Laura Gordon, AIS-Jeddah, and Sara MacDonald, American School of Doha)
• 2006 winner: Philip Harvey from ABA-An IB World School, Muscat, Oman.
• 2005 winner: Mary Opalenik from American Community School at Beirut, Lebanon.