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Mill Creek School's Donna Román Wins Technology Innovation Award
Mill Creek teacher is named one of the outstanding education leaders that will be honored at the world's premier educational technology event.
Geneva School District 304’s own Donna Román is being honored at the world’s premier education technology event in San Antonio, June 23-26, 2013.
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is recognizing outstanding education leaders who advance the field, demonstrate vision and innovation, and improve learning and teaching. Two honorees will receive the SIGOL (ISTE’s online learning special interest group) Online Learning Award for the use of telecommunication networks to provide innovative learning opportunities for students.
Román, who teachers at Mill Creek School in Geneva, was chosen as one of two recipients for her successful planning, implementation, and evaluation of an online learning activity to enhance her students’ learning.
In addition to recognition at ISTE's annual conference, Román will receive complimentary registration and a $1,000 travel stipend to attend the conference, an invitation to present in the poster session, a one-year ISTE membership and an engraved plaque recognizing her outstanding achievement.
The International Society for Technology in Education announced in late May the outstanding education leaders that will be honored at the world’s premier educational technology event.
“The 2013 ISTE award honorees are living examples of the how educators are, right now, using thought leadership, advocacy and innovation to leverage technology totransform learning and teaching,” said Brian Lewis, ISTE CEO. “With their creativity, passion and dedication, they’re inspiring great things in our students, schools and communities. We look forward to recognizing them at ISTE 2013.”
Joining Roman in receiving the SIGOL (ISTE’s online learning special interest group) Online Learning Award is Lisa Parisi, teacher, Denton Avenue Elementary School, New Hyde Park, NY.
Other Winners
North Carolina’s Rowan-Salisbury School System is the winner of the 2013 Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology.
Honored with this year’s ISTE Outstanding Leader Award is Chris Lehmann, founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy, an inquiry-driven, project-based, one-to-one laptop science and technology high school in Philadelphia.
The 2013 ISTE Outstanding Teacher Award goes to high school English teacher and author of “The Nerdy Teacher” blog, Nicholas Provenzano. Provenzano is recognized for demonstrating outstanding achievement in and understanding of educational technology implementation and his passion for teaching.
ISTE’s 2013 Public Policy Advocate Award, honoring an outstanding and enthusiastic individual for advocating for education technology policy, is awarded to Kurt Kiefer, assistant state superintendent at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Karen Lirenman, an elementary teacher from Surrey School District in Surrey, British Columbia, is the recipient of the 2013 Kay L. Bitter Vision Award. Given in memory of Kay L. Bitter, an early childhood educator for more than 20 years, this award recognizes a PK–2 educator whose work has had a significant positive impact on the use of technology in education.
ISTE’s Outstanding Young Educator Award, honoring a teacher under the age of 35, goes to Krista Moroder, K-12 technology integrator at the Kettle Moraine School District in Wales, Wis. Moroder is recognized for demonstrating vision, innovation, action and using technology to improve learning and teaching.
In addition to naming Moroder ISTE's Outstanding Young Educator, ISTE also named seven Emerging Leaders:
- Justin Aglio, principal, Propel Braddock Hills High School, Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Rachel Armstrong, blended learning teacher, Hale Kula Elementary School, Wahiawa, Hawaii
- Adrienne Gifford, advanced technology specialist, Open Window School, Bellevue, Wash.
- Gabriela Hernandez, instructional technologist, Lewisville Independent School District, Lewisville, Texas
- Sara Hunter, STEM coach and teacher, Zionsville Community Schools, Zionsville, Ind.
- Bill Selak, teacher, Covina-Valley Unified School District, Covina, Calif.
- Ashley Webb, photography instructor, Open High School of Utah, West Jordan, Utah
- Matthew Winner, library media specialist, Albert Yoo, teacher, Longfellow Elementary School, Columbia, Md.; and Gretchen Welk, teacher, and Sherry Gick, librarian, Rossville Elementary School, Rossville, Ind.
- Elizabeth Kahn, librarian, and Lisa Valence, English/Language Arts and math teacher, Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy, Jefferson, La.
SOURCE: The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®)
