Do you remember your favorite teacher in school? The one who made you look forward to going to school every day? The person who always went that extra mile?

Developed by the New York Lottery and local television stations across the state, the New York Lottery Educator of the Week promotion recognizes excellence in teaching, encourages creative and quality instruction and honors those educators who continuously put the educational and developmental needs of their students first.

Here's how the program works.

A local television partner solicits recommendations for outstanding teachers and administrators from schools and viewers, selects the educator to be featured, produces a video segment of each educator and airs it throughout the week.

Educator of the Week runs from October through June on a weekly basis and features a video segment highlighting a local educator and his or her accomplishments.

Check with your local station to see if nominations are still being accepted.

For news and photos of past Educator's of the Week click here

Contact one of the following participating TV stations to nominate a teacher in your school.

Capital District - WNYT Albany
Central New York - WSTM Syracuse
Mohawk Valley - WFXV Utica
North Country - WWNY Watertown
Genessee Valley - WHAM Rochester
Long Island - WLNY Melville
Metro New York - WXTV New York City
Southern Tier - WBNG Johnson City
Twin Tiers - WETM Elmira
Western New York - WGRZ Buffalo