MILLENNIUM
TECHNOLOGY AWARDS ANNOUNCED
The Program
Contact North/Contact Nord’s
Wired for Learning: Technology Working
in the Classroom Millennium
Awards Program, offered jointly with its corporate partners Bell Canada, IBM
Canada Ltd. and ADCOM, spotlights innovative activities in Ontario classrooms
that effectively use technology in teaching and learning environments.
An important component of Contact North/Contact Nord's
Centre of
Distance Education for Secondary School's Wired for Learning: Technology in
the Classroom program, these annual awards of excellence have been
established to
- promote the effective integration of technology in curriculum and
classroom activities
- recognize outstanding Ontario educators for their contributions to
integrating technology into effective learning environments.
The Awards
and Winners
Contact North/Contact Nord,
in collaboration with its private partners, ADCOM,
Bell Canada, and IBM Canada Ltd., is very pleased to announce the recipients of the Wired for
Learning: Technology Working in the Classroom Millennium Technology Awards. This year's
winners are:
Dr. Roberta Bondar Millennium Awards of Excellence
Celebrating Teaching Excellence in the Classroom
Recognition of Teaching Excellence awarded for outstanding teacher commitment
and leadership in the use of technology in the classroom.
Janet
Murphy,
Toronto District School Board, Toronto, Ontario
Team
Teachers Rob Haslam and Fred Simonaitis,
Geraldton Composite High School, Geraldton, Ontario
Carol
Pascuzzo,
St. Thomas Aquinas School, Thunder Bay, Ontario
For
more information on the nature of these projects, click
here.
Bell Canada Millennium Awards of Excellence
Pioneering Usage of Telecollaboration in the Classroom
Recognition of Achievement awarded to education administrators who encourage the
effective use of telecollaboration in Ontario classrooms.
Aurèle
Tellier,
Conseil scolaire du district du grand Nord de l'Ontario,
Sudbury, Ontario
Team
Educators Marguerite Jackson and Frank Coppinger,
Toronto District School Board, Toronto, Ontario
Jack
Nigro,
Independent Learning Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Jean-François Picher,
Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (CEPEO),
Vanier, Ontario
For
more information, click here.
IBM Canada Ltd. Millennium Awards
of Excellence
Innovative Learning Opportunities Using Technology in the Classroom
Recognition of Leadership awarded to teachers for innovative classroom
application and integration of technology.
Marc
Gascon,
Northeastern Secondary School, Garson, Ontario
Allan
Richards,
Ignace School, Ignace, Ontario
Aleem
Khan,
Nelson A. Boylen Collegiate Institute, North York, Ontario
For
more information, click here.
ADCOM
Videoconferencing Millennium Award of Excellence
Outstanding Cross-Curriculum Multimedia Publishing Projects
Recognition of Achievement awarded to schools for outstanding classroom video projects that demonstrate cross-curriculum integration of multimedia activities
in the classroom.
Cataraqui
Woods Elementary School,
Kingston, Ontario
For
more information, click here.
Congratulations
to all entrants in this year's program. All submissions were of high calibre and
merit. Watch for details of next year's awards.
