[Yr7-10it] ACCE Awards

Fri Apr 3 22:15:09 EST 2009

Fantastic news for a much deserving teacher - Well done Roland  !!
Your energy, passion, love of teaching and learning and the students is hard 
to describe .
On behalf of everyone , once again congratulations to you.

Best wishes
Kevork Krozian
kevork at edulists.com.au
www.edulists.com.au
Tel: 0419 356 034
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adrian Janson" <janson.adrian.a at edumail.vic.gov.au>
To: "'Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List'" 
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Cc: "'Ralph Leonard'" <rleonard at nereus.com.au>
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 11:10 PM
Subject: RE: [Yr7-10it] ACCE Awards

> Congratulations Roland!
>
> Further to that, Ralph forgot to mention that Roland is in fact a long 
> time
> VITTA committee member.  Last year, Roland was awarded the VITTA 
> Outstanding
> Achievement Award and Roland ably represented VITTA on his study tour to
> NECC.  It is very pleasing to see a VITTA committee member receiving this
> recognition on a national level!
>
> Cheers,
> Adrian
>
> Adrian Janson,
> VITTA President
> Director of ICT,
> Melbourne High School,
> Forrest Hill, South Yarra 3141 Australia.
> Phone: 03 9826 0711 International: +61 3 9826 0711
> Fax: 03 9826 8767 International: +61 3 9826 8767
> E-mail: janson.adrian.a at edumail.vic.gov.au
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>
>
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> stephen at melbpc.org.au
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> Subject: [Yr7-10it] ACCE Awards
>
> 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.
>
>
> http://lists.rite.ed.qut.edu.au/pipermail/oz-teachers/2009-
> April/017235.html
> --
>
> Cheers people
> Stephen Loosley
> Member, Victorian
> Institute of Teaching
> and Oz-Teachers Community
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