Director of Instructional Technology Nominated for Bammy Award

Steven Anderson

 Steven W. Anderson, the school system’s Director of Instructional Technology, has been nominated for honors in the 2013 Bammy Awards in the category of School Technologists.

Anderson has been a key part in the kick-off of a district-wide initiative to allow students to bring their own technology from home and use it in the classroom. He and his team are also helping to change the technology teaching culture in schools through their work with teachers throughout the district. He also works with teachers around the country and world with the use of such social media tools as Twitter and Facebook for learning.

Presented by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences International, the Bammy Awards recognize the contributions of educators from across the education field.

"Nominees like Steven are making a difference in education every day,” said Errol St. Clair Smith, the executive producer of the Bammy Awards. “It's more important now than ever to publicly honor educators and to show what's right with American education. The positive response to the inaugural Bammy Awards in 2012 was overwhelming. Clearly the notion of collaboratively acknowledging what our nation's educators are doing well is an idea whose time has come.

“It really is an honor to be even nominated,” Anderson said. “The initial selection process is comprised of peer nominations. Then to have the Bammy community vote for you to make it to the final list is something remarkable. So to have your peers select you as one who is deserving of this honor is really special and humbling.”

Honorees will be announced on September 21st at a red-carpet event in Washington. The Bammy Awards are presented by The Academy of Education Arts and Sciences International, which includes leading educators, education leaders, education professors, journalists, editors, researchers, commentators, advocates,  activists, visionaries and pioneers. 

Modeled on the Oscars, Grammys and Emmys, the Bammy Awards are presented by the Academy’s Council of Peers and Board of Governors. Based on the notion that it takes a village to educate a child, the Academy identifies, recognizes and celebrates the contributions of education professionals, para-professionals and support staff across the entire field -- from teachers, principals and superintendents to school nurses, advocates, researchers, early childhood specialists, education journalists, facilities maintenance staff, special needs professionals, school board members, parents and more.

The Bammy Awards acknowledge that teachers can't educate children alone and don't do it alone. The awards aim to foster cross-discipline recognition for the vital role played by every member of the education village, encourage collaboration and respect across the various domains, elevate education and education successes in the public eye, and raise the profile and voices of the many undervalued and unrecognized people who are making a difference in the field every day.

For more information, on the academy and the awards, go to Bammy Awards