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Saturday 04 Feb 2012
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Paula Donner Region 1 Director's Awardee
Paula Donner
Paula Donner is a second grade teacher at Chikaming Elementary School in the River Valley School District. She has been an active member of her MMLA Team for four years and several times she has been an instructor at the MMLA statewide trainings for the K-4 Break-out Sessions. Paula was a co-developer for the K-4 Break-out, the writer of the Grade 3 M-GLAnCE module on Data GLCEs, and has contributed assessment items to the M/S Centers Network Math assessment Project. She has presented at the MCTM K-2 Geometry Institute and at the MCTM Conference. In her building, she is the Technology Liaison for the Freedom to Learn Grant Program. Paula has inspired many teachers by her creative and exuberant spirit and both her colleagues and students have benefited from her expertise and dedication to mathematics education.

 

Winnie Findley Region 2 Director's Awardee
Winnie Findley
Winnie Findley promotes excellence in mathematics education in the elementary grades. She has trained and mentored district elementary mathematics coaches and has been a consultant to over two hundred elementary teachers. She has presented at the county, state, and national levels, been an MCTM and NCTM member, and has served as the Elementary Vice-President of MCTM. Winnie worked as the Elementary Mathematics Consultant for Monroe Public Schools, has been a representative to the Middle Cities Education Association and has served on the Mathematics & Science Task Force, at times as a Task Force Chairperson. She was actively involved with the editing and the roll-out of the GLCE's and has served on various MEAP committees for MDE. She is also a published author, with a chapter on collegial coaching in a recent Marilyn Burns book. Winnie demonstrates topnotch teaching and keeps the mathematics needs of elementary teachers and students highly visible to others. Her research-based and best-practices filled trainings have been highly instrumental in promoting improvement in mathematics teaching and learning.

 

Marie Copeland Region 6 Director's Awardee
Marie Copeland
Marie Copeland is not just an outstanding teacher; she is a teacher who inspires - both her students and her fellow colleagues. She brings math to life for her students through hands-on models and activities, the use of many forms of technology, and by designing experiences that challenge them to stretch themselves and to think conceptually. Marie has a thorough understanding of the new state mathematics standards and has infused them into her classroom and has worked with the Macomb Intermediate School District (MISD) to create and present professional development materials and workshops for teachers using them. At the state level, Marie served a six-year term as Recording Secretary for the Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics. As one of the founding teachers of the Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center, Marie has been instrumental in shaping the mathematics curriculum of this four-year program and has been influential in launching the MMSTC Alumni Association. An inspiration to all math educators, Marie Copeland is truly a "master" teacher who models the best qualities in a teacher, a mathematician, and a human being.

 
 
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