And the 2011 ISTE Award Winners Are…
Outstanding Teacher: Bijal Damani, S.N. Kansagra School, Rajkot,
Gujarat, India
Outstanding Leader: Monica Beglau, executive director of eMINTS
National Center, Columbia, Missouri, USA
The Outstanding Leader and Outstanding Teacher awards honor
individuals who have demonstrably improved education through
the effective use of technology.
Outstanding Young Educator: Adam Bellow, director of educational
technology, College Board Schools, New York, New York, USA
The Outstanding Young Educator Award honors an educator under 35
who has demonstrated vision, innovation, action, and transformation
while using technology to improve learning and teaching.
Emerging Leaders: Caroline Haebig, social studies educator, Bradford
High School, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; Josh Stumpenhorst, sixth
grade social science and language arts teacher, Lincoln Jr. High School,
Naperville, Illinois, USA; Crystal Beach, English teacher, Lakeview
Academy, Gainesville, Georgia, USA; Merry Willis, teacher, Carmel
Elementary School, Woodstock, Georgia, USA; and Ashley Talley, special
education teacher, Eaton Elementary School, Lenoir City, Tennessee, USA
Emerging Leaders are young educators who are leaders in
technology integration.
Public Policy Advocate: Becky Fisher, representing Virginia Society
for Technology in Education, Greenwood, Virginia, USA
Public Policy Advocacy Trendsetter: Michael Walker, representing
Technology Information Education Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
The Public Policy Advocate awards recognize outstanding leaders and
mentors who advocate for educational technology policy at the local,
state, regional, national, and/or international levels.
Kay L. Bitter Award for Excellence in Technology-Based PK– 2
Education: Amanda Marrinan, Year 2 teacher, St. John Vianney’s
School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Kay L. Bitter Award honors a PK– 2 educator for vision and creativity
in a project or program that effectively integrates technology.
Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology: Vail
Unified School District, Vail, Arizona, USA; Kevin Carney, director of the
Beyond Textbooks program, and Andy Chlup, director of technology
The Sylvia Charp Award, presented by ISTE and THE Journal,
recognizes district innovation in technology.
SIGMS Innovation Technology Award, primary school winner: Mary
Carole Strother, library media specialist, and Bryce Kennaugh, second grade
teacher, Finch Elementary School, McKinney, Texas, USA, for “Maybelle the
Cockroach”
SIGMS Innovation Technology Award, secondary school winner:
Cynthia Cassidy, media specialist, and Michelle Cook, language arts
teacher, Mount Olive Middle School, Budd Lake, New Jersey, USA, for
“Who Owns History?”
SIGMS Honorable Mention, primary category: Karen Kliegman,
library media specialist, and Noel Forte, technology integration facilitator,
Herricks School District, Searingtown School, Albertson, New York, USA
for “Survivor MD”
SIGMS Honorable Mention, secondary category: Jennifer Kelly,
library media specialist, and Debbie Hague, social studies teacher,
Virginia Beach City Public Schools, First Colonial High School, Virginia
Beach, Virginia, USA, for “Conflict Everywhere”
The SIGMS Awards, sponsored by Linworth Publishing Inc, and Follett
Software Company, honor a school librarian and collaborating teacher
who have conducted an exemplary technology program extending
beyond the media center.
SIGOL Learning Award, first place: Diane Heitzenrater, Stacy
Rotchford, and Andrew Osborne from Hatboro-Horsham School District,
Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA for “Internet Safety 101”
SIGOL Learning Award, second place: Lisette Casey and Toni Oliver-Barton from Springs School District, Manitou Springs, Colorado, USA for
“We’ve Got Sole Manitou”
SIGOL Learning Award, third place: Janine Lim, Berrien Springs,
Maryland; Sue Porter, Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Elaine Shuck, Sturgis,
South Dakota, USA for “Read Around the Planet”
SIGOL honorable mentions: Saskatoon Catholic Cyber School,
Saskatoon, Canada; Herricks School District, New Hyde Park, New
York, USA; Blue Springs School District, Vesper Blue Springs, Missouri,
USA; Henrico County Public Schools, Henrico, Virginia, USA; and Deakin
University, Victoria, Australia
The SIGOL Awards, sponsored by the ISTE Special Interest Group for
Online Learning, recognize creative educators for their pioneering use
of online networks for students in grades K–16.
SIGTE Research Paper Award: Susan Sutton, St. Cloud State
University, for “The Preservice Technology Training Experiences
of Novice Teachers”
Congratulations ISTE 2011 Making IT Happen Winners
Jeanne Biddle, ISTE Board member and director of technology
for Scott County Schools, Georgetown, Kentucky, USA
Scott Merrick, SIGVE chair and virtual learning curriculum specialist for
Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Dan Meyer, ISTE Board member and CEO of Atomic Learning Inc.
Little Falls, Minnesota, USA
Ben Smith, ISTE Board member and physics teacher at Red Lion Area
High School, Red Lion, Pennsylvania, USA
