Teachers and nurses are hardworking, dedicated, and compassion professionals whose efforts make a difference in the lives of students, patients, and their families. Unfortunately, this group of people rarely receives the recognition they deserve.

Our latest episode of Recognition TV focused on recognizing these professionals during Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week, both take place annually in May. You can watch the entire webisode on Baudville.com or the Baudville Facebook page.

In the webisode, I discussed appreciation ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week, and I also shared ideas for regular, year-round recognition for these professionals. This blog post will share some of my ideas. For the full transcript from the webisode, visit our Recognition Resource Center.

Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week Ideas

1. Do something small every day
For a memorable and fun weeklong celebration, plan something small each day of the week. This is especially important to include everyone in your appreciation celebration, and especially relevant for nurses who have varying schedules.

2. Give a gift
Budgets are tight, and it can be tough to get everyone a gift during Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week. Include just one gift in your plans to save money. You can shop by price on Baudville.com, and check out our quantity discounts for great deals. We have new teacher gifts and nurse gifts that everyone will love.
 
New Teacher Appreciation Gifts and Nurse Appreciation Gifts

3. Say thank you
The most important thing you can do during Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Weekis say thank you. A handwritten thank you note remains one of the most desired forms of recognition for employees of all industries, so make sure your thank you is heard loud and clear!

For fun and free thank yous, visit Baudville.com. We have created brand new Print and Posts for Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week 2011, and I can guarantee your recipients will have oodles of fun with them. We also have new ePraise cards specifically for Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week. ePraise is an easy, free, and fast way to say thank you to teachers and nurses. Post a link on your website encouraging staff, parents, students, and patients to send an ePraise in the next few weeks! You can put this code right on your website:

For Teachers:
<a href="http://www.baudville.com/epraise/epgrp/1" target="_new" title="Teacher Appreciation"> Send a free thank you ecard during Teacher Appreciation Week!</a>

For Nurses:
<a href="http://www.baudville.com/epraise/epgrp/1" target="_new" title="Nurse Appreciation"> Send a free thank you ecard during National Nurses Week!</a>

Read the full transcript from our Teacher and Nurse Appreciation Ideas webisode in the Recognition Resource Center.

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Cori is Baudville's in-house Recognitionista (she's officially a Certified Recognition Professional, too)  and a member of the Millennial generation. Get her employee recognition tips and special discounts by liking Baudville on Facebook.