| 2024 | Missy Testerman[7] | English as a second language (ESL) | Rogersville City School, Rogersville, Tennessee |
| 2023 | Rebecka Peterson[8] | Mathematics | Union High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2022 | Kurt Russell | History | Oberlin Senior High School, Oberlin, Ohio |
| 2021 | Juliana Urtubey | Special education | Kermit R.
Booker Sr. Innovative Elementary School, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2020 | Tabatha Rosproy[9][10][11][12] | Preschool, Early Learning | Winfield Early Learning Center, Winfield, Kansas |
| 2019 | Rodney Robinson | Social Studies, History | Virgie Binford Education Center, Richmond, Virginia |
| 2018 | Mandy Manning | English, Language Arts | Joel E.
Ferris High School, Spokane, Washington |
| 2017 | Sydney Chaffee[13] | Humanities | Codman Academy Charter Public School, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2016 | Jahana Hayes | History | John F.
Kennedy High School, Waterbury, Connecticut |