We are now accepting nominations for the Chiquita Marbury Technology Innovation Award. This award, sponsored by the Alabama Department of Education, in honor of Chiquita Marbury’s invaluable years of service as a technology innovator in Alabama honors educators who are exemplary models of innovation in technology.
Ms. Marbury was a passionate visionary in technology integration and led the charge to help educators in the state toward improved teaching, leading, and learning through technology. One of Ms. Marbury’s many contributions was as the director and original organizer of the successful state-wide training initiative, Technology in Motion. We are looking for nominees who reflect this same passion in the following categories:
Elementary Teacher
Middle School Teacher
High School Teacher
School Administrator
District Technology Coordinator
Superintendent/Central Office Staff
Nominees are judged based upon the following five (5) criteria:
1. Innovation and Creativity (25 points)
2. Impact on Teaching and Learning (25 points)
3. Leadership (25 points)
4. Teamwork (15 points)
5. Scholarship (10 points)
If you know one or more educators who meet these criteria, please take a few minutes to nominate the potential innovator(s) (no more than one educator per category). Complete the online nomination form by Friday, April 19, 5:00 PM. There will be one award for each category. Each award winner will be presented a trophy of recognition at the 2013 Alabama Educational Technology Conference (AETC) in Birmingham, AL.
Isabella High School Junior, and 3-time GEMS-U Expo participant, Heather Posey was recently presented with a plaque and cash award from the American Chemistry Society after scoring among the best in the state! Heather completed an intensive battery of tests at UAB hoping to proceed to the national competition in Colorado and a chance to represent the US at the 44th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in Washington, D.C. July 19-30. 
