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ISTE
Awards for Arizona Educators & Students |
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Making It Happen Awards
• Jolaine's Joy Scholarship Fund
• Intel and Scholastic Schools
of Distinction Awards
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Making
It Happen Awards |
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www.iste.org/makingithappen
Making
it Happen is a nationally recognized awards program for educators
in the field of educational technology integration in K–12
schools. The program identifies and rewards educational technology
leaders around the country for their commitment and innovation.
Recipients
are educators who personify these Formula for Success attributes:
1. Apply available technology now
2. Move forward and don't look back
3. See students as real people
4. Teach through relationships, inspiring, encouraging, nurturing
5. Recognize that further change is necessary, but understand
that it is a process
6. Realize that teacher empowerment is the key element to
technology integration
7. Expect success
8. Motivate through awareness and access to information
2005-2006
Making It Happen Awardees
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Kimberly
R. Flack
Professional
Development Program Manager
Arizona
School Services through Educational Technology (ASSET)/Eight |
Realizing
that teacher empowerment is a key element to technology integration,
Kimberly Flack provides face-to-face professional development
for teachers and administrators throughout Arizona and refines
online content within the Arizona School Services through
Educational Technology’s (ASSET) Education Portal. Kimberly
is the Manager of Instructional Technology for ASSET (KAET/PBS/ASU)
and directs ASSET's Online Courses and Facilitators.
Recognizing
that further change and support is necessary, but understanding
that it is a process, Kimberly Flack works tirelessly in the
volunteer role of President of Arizona Technology in Education
Alliance (AzTEA, an ISTE Affiliate) to provide effective professional
development for educators working to integrate technology.
For AzTEA, Kimberly sought and successfully was awarded a
QWEST Foundation $100,000 grant being awarded to Arizona K-12
educators who demonstrate an innovative use of technology
with students.
Kimberly
began her professional career teaching high school inclusion
English, Journalism, and Yearbook inspiring and encouraging
students to learn the basics and explore and expand their
options. She served as Sinagua High School Special Education
Department Chairperson and then directed federal special education
inclusion grant projects. Kimberly expects success and motivates
others through awareness of resources and access to content.
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Cathy
J. Poplin
Director
of Educational Technology
Arizona
Department of Education |
Directing
and researching promising practices in the area of educational
technology is the primary focus for Cathy Poplin, Director
of Educational Technology at the Arizona Department of Education
(ADE). Applying available technology now, Cathy promotes IDEAL
(Integrated Database for Enhancing Arizona’s Learning)
a single location for all Arizona stakeholders to access educational
data, resources and services. The ultimate goal of IDEAL is
to increase the academic achievement of all Arizona students.
Overseeing
the Enhancing Education Through Technology (Title IID) grant
program, Cathy provides numerous opportunities that empower
teachers while supporting the integration of technology.
Cathy
Poplin served in the volunteer role of President of Arizona
Technology in Education Alliance (AzTEA, an ISTE affiliate)
from 2003-2004 and is currently the AzTEA Conference Liaison.
Prior
to working at the ADE, Cathy was Director of Project Independence,
a Teaching American History Grant funded by the US DOE. The
grant focused on the integration of technology into history
standards. Previously, Cathy was the Director of Project Venture;
a Technology Innovation Challenge Grant funded by the US DOE
and presented grant results at several NECC conferences. Prior
to the grant positions, Cathy was the Technology Training
Coordinator for an elementary school district and created
more than 75 technology-training classes. Cathy continues
to provide excellent technology integration modeling as she
teaches three online educational technology courses that she
authored.
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Jolaine's
Joy Scholarship Fund |
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Two Phoenix students have received scholarships of $1,000
each in computer hardware and software from The International
Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Zenon Munoz, a
seventh grader at Phoenix Preparatory Academy, and Raul Ponce,
an eighth grader at Madison Park Middle School.
Jolaine's
Joy Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Jolaine
Harbour, an educational technology professional with a vision
to make children’s lives better. At the request of Jolaine
Harbour’s family, ISTE awarded ten deserving students
$1,000 in computer hardware and software. Each winner received
an Apple iBook loaded with MicroSoft Office software, three
years of AppleCare, one-on-one training with the software,
and a one-year subscription to the Internet. ISTE board member
Helen Padgett presented the awards for Raul Ponce and Zenon
Munoz.
The
scholarship recipients were chosen by ISTE staff from among
students nominated by ISTE members throughout the U.S. ISTE
member Tom Lind, Phoenix Elementary School District, nominated
Zenon Munoz and ISTE member Jennifer Lane, Madison School
District, nominated Raul Ponce.
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Intel
and Scholastic Schools of Distinction Awards |
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AzTEA is pleased to recognize Cordova Middle School in the
Alhambra Elementary School District as a recipient of a 2005
Intel & Scholastic School of Distinction Leadership Excellence
Award. Karen Williams, the former principal and now the
Assistant Superintendent for Academic Services submitted the
original application. Barbara Marshall, the current principal,
is implementing the award program at Cordova Middle School
in Phoenix.
The
Intel and Scholastic Schools of Distinction Awards recognize
K-12 schools in the U.S. that demonstrate excellence in implementing
innovative, replicable programs supporting positive educational
outcomes. The awards showcase the effective use of technology,
the benefits of strong teamwork and the development of excellent
classroom teachers. Each category winner receives a $10,000
grant from the Intel Foundation and a host of educational
products provided by Scholastic and additional partner companies.
For
additional information, visit:
www.schoolsofdistinction.com
http://www.scholastic.com/administrator/schoolsofdistinction/leadership_cordova.htm
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