Kentucky Society for Technology in Education

Making IT Happen is an internationally recognized awards program for educators in the field of educational technology integration in K–12 schools. The program identifies and rewards educational technology leaders around the world for their commitment and innovation.

KySTE is proud to announce its inaugural Making IT Happen Award(s) to be presented at the KySTE June 11-13, 2008 summer conference.

History of Making IT Happen Award

The Making IT Happen program was created in 1995 by Deb DeVries, Kathy Hurley, and Pat Walkington to recognize the contributions of individuals, especially classroom educators, in the field of education technology integration in K–12 schools.

Since its inception, the program has grown into an internationally recognized awards program highlighting the dramatic role various educators, from the Secretary of Education to the classroom teacher, play in the learning process using high quality technology in the classroom. Designed for educators, the program identifies educational technology leaders around the world and rewards those individuals for their commitment and innovation. Since the program's inception in 1995, more than 300 pink jackets (black for men) have been awarded to outstanding educational leaders!

Nominations will open Tuesday, April 1 and will close Friday May 2, 2008 at 4:00pm EST 
Review attached PDF and submit your completed nomination using this link.

Criteria for Nomination:

Criteria, which the program has historically referred to as the eight components of the Formula of Success, are in place to assist state, regional, and national and international educational organizations* in selecting awardees. The KySTE awards committee will be responsible for the scoring of the nominations submitted as per the criteria outlined below. 

Recipients of the awards are educators who:

1. Apply available technology now
2. Move forward and don't look back
3. See students as real people
4. Teach through relationships, inspiring, encouraging, nurturing
5. Recognize that further change is necessary, but understand that it is a process
6. Realize that teacher empowerment is the key element to technology integration
7. Expect success
8. Motivate through awareness and access to information

More than 260 jackets have been awarded since 1995.

To learn more visit the ISTE Making IT Happen website.