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ISTE Awards Presentations

Please join us as we honor the 2010 winners of ISTE's annual educational technology awards. The exemplary recipients of these awards have demonstrated excellence and innovation in the effective use of technology.

In the spirit of Exploring Excellence, each keynote session will highlight a group of awardees. The keynotes will be held on Sunday at 5:45 pm, Tuesday at 8:30 am, and Wednesday at 2:45 pm, in the Wells Fargo Theatre. See page 24 of your final program, or visit the keynotes page for the awards presentation schedule.

ISTE Outstanding Leader

This award recognizes and honors an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in implementing technology to improve education. Winners are selected from nominations by ISTE Affiliate organizations.

Dean Shareski
Digital Learning Consultant
Prairie South School Division
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

ISTE Outstanding Teacher

This award recognizes and honors a classroom teacher who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in implementing technology to improve education. Winners are selected from nominations by ISTE Affiliate organizations.

Karen Rose
Third Grade Teacher
McKillop Elementary School
Melissa, Texas

ISTE Outstanding Young Educator

This award is presented to an outstanding young educator (under the age of 35), who demonstrates vision, innovation, action, and transformation using technology to improve teaching and learning.

Julie LaChance
Technology Specialist
Northwest Cabarrus High School
Concord, North Carolina

Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology

This award recognizes a school district that has demonstrated outstanding effectiveness and innovation in the application of technology district wide.

Jerry Vaughn
Superintendent
Floydada ISD
Floydada, Texas

Sandy Vaughn
Technology Immersion Coordinator
Floydada ISD
Floydada, Texas

Public Policy Advocate

This award recognizes an individual who is an outstanding leader and mentor in advocating for education technology policy at the local, state, regional, national, and/or international level.

John Cradler
Computer-Using Educators, Inc. (CUE)
San Mateo, California

Advocacy Trendsetter

Kay L. Bitter Award for Excellence in Technology-Based PK-2 Education

This award recognizes a PK–2 educator who has demonstrated vision and creativity in a project or program that effectively integrates technology into his/her classroom or school.

Deborah White
First and Second Grade Teacher
Asa C. Adams Elementary School
Orono, Maine

SIGMS Innovation Technology

This award, sponsored by Linworth Publishing, Inc. and Follett Software Company, is presented to two teams of a school librarian and collaborating teacher who have conducted an exemplary technology program extending beyond the library to meet the needs of classroom students and teachers.

Primary Winners

Tricia Svendsen
Teacher/Librarian
Joseph Martin Elementary School
North Attelboro, Massachusetts

Anne Sullivan
Fifth Grade Teacher
Joseph Martin Elementary School
North Attelboro, Massachusetts

Secondary Winners

Cathi Fuhrman
Library Department Supervisory/HS Librarian
Hempfield High School
Landisville, Pennsylvania

Sarah DeMaria
English Teacher
Hempfield High School
Landisville, Pennsylvania

SIGOL Online Learning Award

ISTE's Online Learning Special Interest Group (SIGOL), recognizes creative teachers for their pioneering use of telecommunication networks to provide innovative learning opportunities for school-age students in grades K–20.

First Place

Cecily Anderson
Baltimore County Schools
Baltimore, Maryland

Collaborators

Michael Thorne and Jason Eisenberg
Catonsville Middle School
Catonsville, Maryland

Joyce Gray
Eastern Technical High School
Essex, Maryland

Second Place

Jennifer Garcia
Academia Britanica Cuscatleca
Santa Tecia, El Salvador

Third Place

Jamie-Ellen Spessard and Amanda Henley
Goochland County Public Schools
Goochland, Virginia