Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2017 Honors

Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2017 Honors and Awards

Mini-grant Information GCTM supports teachers by offering several mini-grants each year – up to $300 Apply by November 1 st at www. gctm. org

Recipients of Mini-Grants Allison Crawford ◦ Math Fluency and Time Interval Hands On Carrollton Elementary School Carrollton, Georgia Melissa Madsen ◦ Blue-Bot Coding Britt Elementary School Loganville, Georgia

Recipients of Mini-Grants Casey Phillips ◦ Magnetic Arrays Tadmore Elementary School Gainesville, Georgia

Special Project Grants From $1000 to $5000 for larger projects such as staff development, a conference, curriculum development, etc. Proposal Due Date is February 1, 2017. More information at www. gctm. org

Recipient of a Special Project Grant Chuck Garner ◦ Workshop for High School Math Team Sponsors Rockdale Magnet School Conyers, Georgia

Now for the 2017 Awards

GCTM Teacher of Promise Award

GCTM’s 2017 Teacher of Promise Michaela Hays Carver Road Middle School Griffin/Spalding County

Teacher of Promise 2017 Michaela Hays First year teacher Took steps above and beyond the typical student teacher, working tirelessly to improve herself and better teach mathematics to her students Already presenting work on curriculum design, social justice, and equity-based discourse at the state and national level Those that nominated her are confident she will become a leader in her school and district, and suspect she will also become a leader in the field of mathematics education

GCTM Teacher of Excellence Awards

GCTM’s 2017 Elementary Teacher of Excellence Karen Harrison Nickajack Elementary School Cobb County

Teacher of Excellence Elementary 2017 Karen Harrison Consistently exhibits her love for mathematics through teaching, continued professional learning, and knowledge of the subject Demonstrates excellence in the teaching of mathematics, and continued dedication to sharing mathematical expertise with not only students, but colleagues and the community

GCTM’s 2017 Middle Teacher of Excellence Renate Davis Mc. Clure Middle School Cobb County

Teacher of Excellence Middle School 2017 Renate Davis Been math coordinator for her school for the past 3 years Leads professional learning sessions both during inservice days and after her school Is dedicated and excited to share knowledge with other teachers Always willing to try new and innovative things with her students in order to increase their understanding

GCTM’s 2017 Secondary Teacher of Excellence Karen Kline Kennesaw Mountain High School Cobb County

Teacher of Excellence Secondary 2017 Karen Kline Has taught every course from 6 th grade up to Algebra II, including advanced and accelerated classes Demonstrates what it means to be excellent in teaching Presented to her local school staff, for the county math department at in-service days, and multiple times at GCTM, including this year

GCTM Dwight Love Award

GCTM’s 2016 Dwight Love Award Ashley Clody Cobb County Schools Kennesaw State University

Dwight Love Award 2017 Ashley Clody Plans, organizes, and implements district wide trainings Uses current research to help teachers engage with their students through a variety of hands-on, interactive activities Participates in a Math Circle held at Kennesaw State University Teaches a class for elementary teachers at KSU pursuing their elementary math certification

GCTM John Neff Award

GCTM’s 2017 John Neff Award Mary Garner Kennesaw State University Oglethorpe University

John Neff Award 2017 Mary Garner Her brilliance and varied talents were showcased as she "wowed" us with knowledge and concepts each week. Everyone whom I've have spoken with remarks of how her courses were some of the most challenging and rewarding courses of their educational career. She serves as a mentor, math enthusiast, and professional that everyone in the mathematics community may admire.

Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics

2017 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching Amanda Cavin Unity Grove Elementary School Henry County

Amanda Cavin “The Presidential Award in Mathematics represents the power behind collaboration among phenomenal educators willing to share their innovative practices and have courageous conversations; the power behind allowing time for students to grapple with mathematical concepts in a real-world context; and the power behind allowing teachers to take risks and the autonomy to innovate. It is an honor to be considered among so many incredible educators for this prestigious award. ”

The 2017 Gladys M. Thomaso n Award

Who was Gladys M. Thomason? � Founder of GA Council of Teachers of Mathematics � Mathematics Teacher � Principal � First Mathematics Consultant for the State Department of Education � First Executive Secretary of GCTM � NCTM Regional Representative

GCTM’s 2017 Gladys M Thomason Award Chris Franklin University of Georgia Athens, GA Senior Lecturer Emeritus ASA K-12 Ambassador Chair for updating Pre. K-12 GAISE framework Co-author of new statistics book for teachers of statistics

Congratulations to All of our winners!!