News & Notables
New SIG Leaders Take Office at NECC
NECC 2008 marked a new term for SIG leadership. The 2008-2009 SIG Council is now composed of:
SIG Council President / SIG Representative to the ISTE Board
Camilla Gagliolo
SIG1to1
Chair: Mike Muir
Co-Chair: Alice Owen
Communications: Eva La Mar
SIGAdmin
Chair: Betsy Goeltz
Vice Chair: Steven Moskowitz
Communications: Dorothy Bialke
SIGCT
President: Joe Kmoch
President Elect: Jeff Foster
Communications: Steve Crampton
Business Officer: Lucianne Sweder Brown
Elementary School Representative: Carol Amaral-Ly
Middle School Representative: Karen North
High School Representative: Scott Horan
Post-Secondary Representative: Jennifer Lamkins
SIGDE
Chair: Bonnie Bracey
Co-Chair: Joyce Pittman
Past Chair: Bob McLaughlin
Communications: Andrew Kerr
SIGHC
Chair: Mark van 't Hooft
At-Large: Delaine Cochran
SIGILT
Chair: Bob McLaughlin
Chair Elect: Jean Kiekel
Secretary: Larry Talbert
Membership Outreach: Stephanie Baird
Annual Summit Planning: Katie Klinger
SIGIVC
Chair: Howie DiBlasi
Past Chair: Jan Zanetis
Vice President: Paul Hieronymous
Communications: Dawn Colavita
SIGMS
Chair: Peggy Milam Creighton
Chair Elect: Lisa Perez
Past Chair: Karen Lemmons
Communications: Deborah Stafford
SETSIG
President: Kevin Anderson
Past President: Jennifer Fritschi
President Elect: Dave Edyburn
Vice President: Debra Bauder
Treasurer: Cheryl Wissick
At-Large: Kathleen McClaskey
At-Large: Terence Cavanaugh
At-Large: Melander Johns
At-Large: Kathleen Puckett
SIGTC
President: Karen Connaghan
President Elect: Annette Burden
Secretary: Lori Burch
Past President/Treasurer: Camilla Gagliolo
Communications: Tammy Vaught
At-Large: Jayme Johnson
SIGTE
President: Mike Charles
Past President: Arlene Borthwick
Communications: Teresa Foulger
Treasurer: Karen Grove
SIGTel
President: Mano Talaiver
Vice President: Kecia Ray
Communications: Janet Meizel
The Special Interest Group Program relies on the hard work and dedication of our volunteer leaders, and we thank those who have agreed to serve as officers and those whose terms have ended.
SIG-Sponsored Awards Presented at NECC 2008
Three SIGs currently sponsor awards recognizing excellence and innovation in educational technology. Congratulations to the 2008 winners of these SIG-sponsored awards.
ISTE SIG Media Specialist Technology Innovation Award
Elementary School Division: Kathy Sanders , Library Media and Technology Specialist, and Gwen Pavelski Second Grade Teacher, Taylor Prairie Elementary School, Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, for Weather Watch: Making History
Secondary School Division: Terri Vest, Spanish teacher, and Cawood Cornelius, Library Media Specialist, Sonoraville High School, Calhoun, Georgia, for Spanish Project
SIGTE Research Paper Award
Dr. Teresa Foulger, Mia Kim Williams, and Dr. Keith Wetzel of Arizona State University's College of Teacher Education and Leadership for their paper, "Innovative Technologies, Small Groups, and a Wiki: A 21st Century Preservice Experience Founded on Collaboration."
SIGTel Online Learning Award Competition
First Place: Monica Cougan, Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC), Indianapolis, Indiana; Beverly Mattocks, Center for Interactive learning and Collaboration, Indianapolis, Indiana; Tammy Parks, Howe High School, Howe, Oklahoma; Debora Birdsong, Stamford High School, Stamford, Texas; Lynne Sueoka, Moanalua High School, Honolulu, Hawaii; and Jan Zanetis (Tandberg - Supporting Partner), Reston, Virginia for "KC3 Project" (http://kc3.cilc.org/)
Second Place: Lisa Parisi and Christine Southard, Denton Avenue Elementary School, New Hyde Park, New York and Brian Crosby, Agnes Risley Elementary School, Sparks, Nevada for "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick Collaborative Writing Project" (http://classroombooktalk.wikispaces.com/Mysteries+of+Harris+Burdick)
Third Place: Anne Lambert, John Muir School, San Diego, California and Harry Konnor Tetteh, Opoku Ware School, Kumasi, Ghana for "Doors to Diplomacy: Jazz" (http://sandi.net/muir/mywebs/D2DJazz47/index.htm)
Highly Commended:
- Kelly Kua, Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, Hawaii, for "Hawai`i Nei" (http://blackboard.ksbe.edu)
- Wendy Drexler, Shorecrest Preparatory School, St. Petersburg, Florida; George Mayo, Silver Spring International Middle School, Silver Spring, Maryland; and Bill Ferriter, Salem Middle School, Apex, North Carolina, for "Many Voices for Darfur" (http://www.manyvoicesdarfur.blogspot.com/)
- Kelly Dukelow, Kamehameha Schools Virtual Strategies and Distance Learning, Honolulu, Hawaii for "Ku`u Kupuna Profile Project" (http://www.blackboard.com/resources/connections/kamehameha.html)
- Leaunda Hemphill, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois for "Looking at Technology Integration Issues in the K12 Classroom: A Cross-Cultural Collaboration" (http://98.222.64.193/moodle)
- Margaret Lloyd, School of Maths, Science and Technology Education, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia; Nadine MacAninch, St. Stephens Catholic Primary School, Algester, Australia; Robyn Ford, Hobartville Public School, Hobartville, Australia; Linda Pilkington, Sunshine Beach State School, Sunshine Beach, Australia; and Jonathan Clark, Pallara State School, Pallara, Australia for "Land Yachts" (http://www.oz-teachernet.edu.au/projects/yachts/)
- Jody Meacher, Global Learning Institute, Magog, Quebec, Canada and Penny Murray, Parkview Elementary School, Granby, Quebec, Canada for "Dragons: Good or Evil?"
To view the winners of ISTE's other awards and for more information about the Awards and Recognition program, visit the ISTE website or contact Terra Sieberman at tsieberman@iste.org.
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