America’s teachers innovate every day.
PBS Teachers is proud to announce the winning entries for the 2011 PBS Teachers Innovation Awards. Each first place winner will receive a week long "Innovation Immersion Experience" at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, a SMART Slate™ wireless slate, a free PBS TeacherLine professional development course, and a totebag of PBS gifts. The first place winners are: Barry Richard Barber (UNC-TV, North Carolina), Susan Carter (KETC, Missouri), Jo-Ann Goldenberg (KOCE, California), Elizabeth Jorgensen (WMVS, Wisconsin), Ann King (KUHT, Texas), David Massey (KLCS, California), Liza Mathews (KQED, California), Theresa McGee (WTTW, Illinois), Brendan Noon (WXXI, New York), Mark Rabalais (WLPB, Louisiana), Keith Rosko (WSKG, New York), and Jennifer Williams (WYES, Louisiana).
The second place winners will each receive a totebag of PBS gifts. The second place winners are: Paula Averkamp (WPNE; Wisconsin), Kristi Berry (WTVS, Michigan), Barbara Bowling (WBIQ, Alabama), Brenda Branch (WFSU, Florida), Michelle Buchanan (WLPB, Louisiana), Ramil Buenaventura (WNET, New York), Janine Campbell (WGVU, Michigan), Tasha Candela (WTVS, Michigan), Michael Carton (WQPT, Illinois), Chris Dodds (WOSU, Ohio), Laura Donaldson (WMPB, Maryland), Katrice Hall (WLPB, Louisiana), Karen Harrell (KUHT, Texas), Nicole Helenthal (WVIZ, Ohio), Eric Johnson (WUSF, Florida), Merisa Lavere (WLRN, Florida), Gisele Lee (KLCS, California), Brandi Leggett (KCPT, Kansas), Danna Lomax (KOCE, California), Pamala Miller (WENH, New Hampshire), Eamonn O'Brien (KQED, California), Janis Pridemore (WNEO, Ohio), Matthew Schnitzler (WNET, New York), Jeff Shreck (WLVT, Pennsylvania), Vickie Stewart (WYES, Louisiana), Lisa Timmerman (KLCS, California), Tom Vakkas (WCNY, New York), and Fengli-Trish Yu (WTVI, North Carolina).
The video entries for each of these winners can be viewed in our 2011 Gallery. Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you to all who entered. You all are innovative educators making a difference in the lives of children.
You can continue to gather inspiration for your own classroom from innovators across professional fields by viewing oral histories from the collections of The Henry Ford. You can download these and other innovator video clips and a companion “Innovation 101” classroom curriculum at OnInnovation.com.
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PBS and local member stations thank you for your daily boundless energy and innovation! You inspire us to create high-quality programs and local services that we hope help make your work a little bit easier. Thank you!
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Note: While the original contest allowed for up to thirty-six 2nd place winners, PBS Teachers awarded twenty-eight second place prizes based on eligibilty and entry.
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Our panel of judges selected 40 PBS Teachers Innovators as winners.
First Prize
The top TWELVE winners, one from each of 12 subject/grade groupings, will participate in a week long "Innovation Immersion Experience" at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan from July 31 – August 5, 2011, 
plus receive a SMART Slate™ wireless slate, and a FREE PBS TeacherLine professional development course.
Second Prize
TWENTY-EIGHT teachers won a bag chock-full of PBS goodies!
All Winners
All winners will be invited to partner with PBS and local public television stations as leaders in classroom innovation.