New Zealand currently has sixteen Google Certified Teachers:
Mountain View, USA 2008 OTL
Sydney, Australia 2011 crew
Helen King, Fiona Grant, Dave Winter, Tania Coutts, Tara Taylor- Jorgensen
Sydney, Australia 2013 crew
Georgie Hamilton, Lenva Shearing, Nick Major, Matt Ives, Allanah King, Amy McCauley, Stephanie Thompson, Helen Squires, Tracey Tindle
Chicago, USA 2013 OTL
Joy Paton
Sydney, Australia, 2014
Educators who attend a Google Teacher Academy become Google Certified Teachers (GCTs). GCTs are:
Outstanding educators with a passion for using innovative technologies and approaches to improve teaching and learning.
Creative leaders who understand opportunities and challenges, and have a desire to help empower others in their local community and beyond.
Ambassadors for change who model high expectations, life-long learning, collaboration, equity, and innovation.
After the GTA, GCTs are expected to:
Develop a "Personal Action Plan" outlining a project they will complete
Lead at least three local professional development activities over the course of 12 months.
Successfully deploy one school on to Google Apps for Education.
Actively participate in the GCT online community.
Share the impact of their work with other Google Certified Teachers through mid-year and end-of-year reflection.
In addition to two free days of training, GCTs get:
Access to the GCT Online Community.
Opportunities to give feedback to Google on educational uses of tools.
Invitations to join Google at special events.
The right to post the GCT web badge on their website or blog.