Education professionals had a chance to shine at the 2011 Grand Strand Technology Leadership & Innovation Awards ceremony, held Nov. 17 and sponsored by the Grand Strand Technology Council.
Awards were given to 17 finalists and four award winners for projects that were judged on their objective, results and degree of difficulty in technology integration.
Justin Essary and Holley Legg of Coastal Carolina University won the Technology Advancement category for technology development, adaptation or service innovation. Their project, called Technology in Education to Advance Learning or (TEAL) Online, is a custom, web-based repository system that houses thousands of documents, collects data and generates reports.
Two winners were chosen for the Technology in Education and Charity category for projects benefiting all areas of education and charitable organizations. Virginia Simmons with Horry County Schools Adult Education was one of them, taking the Technology in Education award for her efforts to secure technology, including Kindles and iPads, for the classroom and to expand the number of computer labs.
Ashley Gasperson, digital communications coordinator for Horry County Schools, and Andre Pope of Horry Georgetown Technical College were finalists in the Technology in Education and Charity category, along with Melissa Schamel, the school district’s learning specialist for foreign language, and Bucky Sellers, who teaches pre-engineering and robotics at the Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology.
Gasperson and Pope were also finalists in the Technology in the Community category for the use of technology for the benefit of the public.
Apply now to attend academy in Myrtle Beach
The Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology is currently accepting applications for the 2012-13 school year, according to a news release from the school.
Current eighth-graders may apply to the STEM program (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) for students who want to pursue areas of interest and talent in science and mathematics.
Current 10th-graders may apply to the majors program for juniors and seniors; the career majors offered at AAST are advanced art, dance, entertainment technology, pre-engineering, pre-medicine, theater and web and digital communications.
Applications are available online at http://aast.horrycountyschools.net or from the school and will be accepted through Jan. 27.
Open houses will be held for interested students and parents at 6 p.m. on: Dec. 8, for STEM applicants; Jan. 10 for majors applicants; Jan. 26 for STEM or majors applicants.
For more information, visit AAST at 895 International Drive, Myrtle Beach, or call 903-8460.
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