Outstanding teachers are lifelong learners.  They inspire their students to love learning.

So ongoing professional learning is a core value for Golden Apple.  

• Golden Apple Fellows receive a professional development grant as part of their award.
• Award winners join the Golden Apple Academy of Fellows, which comes together regularly for professional learning.
• Master, novice and aspiring teachers – Golden Apple Fellows and Scholars – form a unique and powerful statewide professional learning community.
• Golden Apple hosts the annual 3-day conference “Teaching in Schools of Need,” which schools from around New Mexico can attend.