The Council of Chief State School Officers’ Teacher of the Year Program focuses public attention on teaching excellence and is the oldest and most prestigious awards program for teachers. To help celebrate the educators honored by this program, the Pearson Foundation hosts the Teachers of the Year in New York City, a visit that includes the opportunity for teachers to script, compose, and create their own personal video with the help of Pearson Foundation’s Digital Arts Alliance representatives. The resulting personal films, “Why I Teach,” show why these exemplary teachers were honored by their students, by their states, and by the CCSSO. Richard Ellenburg, a teacher at Camelot Elementary School in Orlando, FL, was named a 2008 National Teacher of the Year. His video can be viewed at: http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/ccsso-toy/2008/vid-Florida.html.