KMWP Announces Excellence in Education Award Winners
The Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project (KMWP) will be presenting the 2004 Excellence in Education…
Georgia (Apr 28, 2004) — KMWP Announces Excellence in Education Award Winners
Stacie Janecki
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Contact: Stacie Janecki‚ Program Coordinator‚ 770−499−3654
The Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project (KMWP) will be presenting the 2004 Excellence
in Education awards at a ceremony on May 6.
The Sponsor of Literacy award‚ the highest honor conferred by the KMWP‚ is given to
an individual who has demonstrated continuous efforts to improve literacy‚ teacher
leadership and the educational climate in today’s schools. The 2004 recipient of this
award is Kimberly Ragan‚ a math teacher at The Walker School in Marietta.
Ragan is a former literature teacher who moved into the math department but has continued
to emphasize language arts−oriented skills development. According to her colleagues‚
“Kim promotes math literacy in her lessons on a regular basis. She sees the value
in not only being able to do complex calculations accurately‚ but also in being able
to read‚ write and communicate mathematics.”
The Teacher Leadership award is presented to an educator who is a teacher−leader‚
encouraging leadership in National Writing Project colleagues. This year’s recipient‚
Mimi Dyer of Kennesaw Mountain High School‚ has been an active member of the KMWP
since attending one of the NWP’s summer institutes for teachers in 1996. Currently‚
she serves as co−director of one of the KMWP’s major curriculum development programs‚
Keeping and Creating American Communities.
The Teacher of Promise award goes to a nominee with three years or less teaching experience.
The winner demonstrates such qualities as a positive and enthusiastic attitude‚ creativity
and the ability to motivate and excite children. This year’s winner is Hillary Wilkins‚
a teacher at Kell High School‚ who values literacy and knowledge and is able to convey
this commitment to her students.
The KMWP is a National Writing Project site located within Kennesaw State University’s
English Department. For more information about the KMWP‚ see the program website at
www.kennesaw.edu/english/kmwp.
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The KMWP supports the national teachers−teaching−teachers program aimed at improving
writing instruction from kindergarten through college by encouraging teachers’ own
development as writers through classroom−based research on writing instruction.
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its approximately 38,000 students. With 13 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the third-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status, and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
