[Year 12 IT Apps] [Offtopic] - Roland G - Teacher of the Year award

Sat Apr 4 14:37:49 EST 2009

A couple of weeks ago, Roland *Gesthuizen* was awarded the Teacher of the
Year Award from ICTEV (*ICT in Education Victoria*) and then he won the
National award from ACCE (*Australian Council for Computers in Education).**
He announced both through Twitter and Facebook, but mysteriously left us out
of the news!!**

**A public announcement was finally made that Stephen Loosley forwarded to
the Offtopic List (see below), but I thought it was important to share it
with all of Roland's colleagues on the ITApps list.**

**Hope no-one objects as we recognise Roland's work and efforts in Computer
Education.**

**Congratulations Roland.**

**So we don't clog up the list, if you want to send a message to Roland,
send it to: rgesthuizen at gmail.com**  *I'm sure he won't mind*.

**Joseph Papaleo**
**Ivanhoe Grammar School**
**Plenty Campus, Mernda***

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Congratulations to ACCE & Winners & Oz-teachers and Australian education.

> [Oz-teachers] ACCE awards for Educator of the Year & Outstanding Leader
> From: Ralph Leonard rleonardatnereus.com.au for http://www.acce.edu.au/
> Date: Fri Apr 3 00:16:17 EST 2009

Each year the Australian Council for Computers in Education makes an
award for the Educator of the Year and the Award for Outstanding
Leadership in the Use of ICT in Education. Nominations for these
awards are made by the state and territory member associations of ACCE.

This year, there are joint winners for each of the awards. ACCE is pleased
to announce that the winners are

 Educator of the Year

  Roland Gesthuizen, Westall Secondary College, Victoria
  Sue Urban, Wilderness School, South Australia

 Outstanding Leader

  Paul Newhouse, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
  Monika Stinton, education consultant, Queensland

These exceptional educators will each receive a trophy provided by the
Australian Computer Society and a financial prize. Each has also been
nominated for the equivalent awards of the International Society for
Technology in Education. A summary of their achievements is included
below.

It's not suprising that these educators are often contributors to the
Oz-teacher discussions. I'm sure that many on this list will join me in
congratulating them.

Regards

Ralph Leonard

President, Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACCE)
Board of Directors International Society for Technology in Education(ISTE)
email: rleonard at nereus.com.au (and see http://www.acce.edu.au/)

Roland Gesthuizen

The most striking of Roland's qualities is his passion for the use of
technology in education and the infectious way in which his passionate
enthusiasm is transferred to his peers. This magnifies the already
significant impact that Roland has as a positive role model for other
teachers. He demonstrates all the qualities of an outstanding teacher
within his own work and then extends that further through his tireless
volunteer roles with multiple professional organizations.

Roland's influence on the teacher community is evident at local, state,
national and international levels. He is a highly active participant in
the Web 2.0 environment, providing support and resources to others and
demonstrating the power of that environment in all of his interactions.
He is a regular presenter at conferences and furthermore he is often the
person arranging all the support technology for the other conference
presenters and participants.

A recent highlight for Roland and recognition of the quality of his work
was his selection as one of the exemplary teachers in the Leadership
Symposium at NECC 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. His session demonstrated
the use of simple, readily available technology and glove puppets to
create uniqueeducational experiences for students for diverse cultural
backgrounds. This exemplified his creative approach to teaching and his
ability to enthuse others, yet it was just one of many different
contributions that Roland could have used to illustrate his qualities as
an exemplary teacher.

Sue Urban

Sue has had extensive experience in a variety of schools and school
locations, both metropolitan and rural. As an early adopter of technology
in her classroom, she has used an integrated approach with an emphasis on
developing students' own thinking skills and responsible behaviour in
technology use.

Sue's endeavours to influence her peers are evident through the wide range
of organisations to which she is a member and highly active contributor.
Her expertise extends across many areas of technology in education and her
support for highly gifted students brings another perspective to her work.

At the state level, she works tirelessly in a volunteer role for the
Computers in Education Group of South Australia, has contributed to
national conferences as a presenter and as an active member of the
organising committee and played a major role in the 15th Biennial World
Conference of the World Council for Gifted Education.

Sue has worked on projects with several state education authorities within
her home State of South Australia and also with the state education
authority in Tasmania.

Paul Newhouse

Paul Newhouse is an exceptional leader in the use of information and
communication technologies in education, who, over many years, has
continued to give unstintingly of his time, expertise and energy for the
benefit of students, teachers and the community. Paul is recognised
internationally, nationally and across Western Australia for his
innovative and pioneering work.

His driving commitment to making a difference to teaching and learning in
schools is reflected in his high visibility to the profession through his
direction and influence on ICT in the educational environment at school
and university level. He is well known for his comprehensive research and
ground-breaking practices in the use of portable computing devices and
online learning and assessment.His most recent focus is on digital forms
of assessment.

As the Director of the Centre for Schooling and Learning Technologies
(CSaLT) at ECU, Paul continues to initiate and guide research in ICT in WA
schools and provides direction for the training of future teachers as they
apply ICT in their profession. Individual teachers, principals of schools,
whole schools, education departments, curriculum developers, tertiary
students and Paul's academic peers have all witnessed and benefited by,
Paul's selfless dedication to promoting and supporting the use of ICT in
education.

Monika Stinton

Monika's nomination by the Queensland Society for Information Technology
in Education (QSITE) is a fitting acknowledgement of her many
contributions to that professional association through management,
conference organisation and presentations,. It is significant that in the
large state of Queensland with many small remote communities, Monika
deliberately set out to ensure that teachers in isolated locations could
still access quality professional development.

She organised, implemented and mentored e-learning Scholarship 2004, a
partnership between the state-wide education authority Education
Queensland and QSITE. While serving as Chair of two QSITE regional
chapters (QSITE Sunshine Coast and QSITE Outback), Monika established
techniques to deliver valuable training to teachers, particularly
promoting the innovative, effective and interesting use of technology in
education.

Her expertise in providing remote training attracted national attention
and requests from education authorities in other states for her to conduct
training for their teachers.

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Cheers people
Stephen Loosley
Member, Victorian
Institute of Teaching
and Oz-Teachers Community

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