Owens-Young Memorial Technology Innovation Award
Teachers receive the Owens-Young Memorial Technology Innovation Award at a recent school board meeting. Photo courtesy of Shelby County Schools.
The Shelby County School District announced the two winners of the Owens-Young Memorial Technology Innovation Award at a recent school board meeting. The award honors two former employees whose work paved the way for teachers to use technology in the classroom.
This year’s recipients were Danny DuBose, Krystal Lawrence, Tami Genry and Ashli Polizios, from Oak Mountain Middle.
DuBose teaches geometry at Oak Mountain High School and uses a variety of different types of technology in his classroom.
Lawrence teaches fourth grade at Shelby Elementary School and uses technology in new and effective ways.
Genry is the library media specialist and local school technology coordinator at Helena Intermediate School.
Polizios teaches history at Oak Mountain Middle School tries to use technology in her classroom frequently to help her students throughout their student career.