Previous Winners
School Year 2016-2017 Innovation in Teaching Competition Winners
Claudia Fitzwater
First-Fifth Grades, Spanish
Drew Charter School
Atlanta Public Schools
Cheri Nations
Eighth Grade, Physical Science
North Gwinnett Middle School
Gwinnett County Public Schools
Kaycie Rogers
Third Grade, Science and Social Studies
East Jackson Elementary School
Jackson County School System
School Year 2015-2016 Innovation in Teaching Competition Winners
Farhat Ahmad
Ninth-Tenth Grades, World, Multicultural and American Literature
McClarin Success Academy
Fulton County Schools
Courtney Bryant & Jeff Mather
Second Grade, Engineering
Charles R. Drew Charter School
Atlanta Public Schools
Danielle LeePow
Fifth Grade, Science
KIPP South Fulton Academy
Fulton County Schools
Amy Mock
First Grade
M.H Mason Elementary School
Gwinnett County Public Schools
The STE(A)M Truck & Donna Davis
The Kindezi School
Fifth Grade
Atlanta Public Schools
Stuart Ogburn
Fourth Grade, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Norton Park Elementary School
Cobb County School District
Tom White
Ninth-12th Grades, Audio Video Technology and Film
Rockdale Career Academy
Rockdale County Public Schools
Race to the Top Innovation in Teaching Competition Winners
Ashley Bailey
Sixth Grade, Mathematics
Bear Creek Middle School
Barrow County Schools
Lindsay Bowley
Eighth Grade, English Language Arts
Creekland Middle School
Cherokee County Schools
Michele Brake
Eighth Grade, English Language Art
Baconton Community Charter School
Mitchell County Schools
Amanda Cavin
First Grade, Gifted, Math and ELA
Unity Grove Elementary
Henry County Schools
Rikki Chandler
Fifth Grade, English Language Artsl
Sand Hill Elementary School
Carroll County Schools
Debbie Chrzanowski
Kindergarten, Special Education, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science
Baker Elementary School
Cobb County School District
Michelle Davis
Third Grade, English Language Arts
Kingsland Elementary School
Camden County Schools
Tara Dougherty
First Grade
Kingsley Charter Elementary
DeKalb County Schools
Bynikini Frazier
First Grade, English Language Arts
Sarah Mills Hodge Elementary School
Chatham County Schools
Tabitha Ginther
Ninth - Twelfth Grade, English Language Arts
Northside High School
Muscogee County School District
Deborah Goodman
Kindergarten
Shallowford Falls Elementary
Cobb County Schools
Melanie Hartfield
Fifth Grade, Special Education, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Unity Grove Elementary School
Henry County Schools
Jenny Ittner
Fifth Grade, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Chattahoochee Elementary School
Gwinnett County Schools
Jerry Knox
Tenth - Twelfth Grade, Mathematics and Science
Academy of Richmond County
Richmond County School System
Sarah Lucas
Third Grade, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science
Georgetown K-8 School
Savannah-Chatham County Schools
Jamie McFarland
Kindergarten - Second Grade, Special Education, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Rock Springs Elementary School
Gwinnett County Public Schools
Jennifer McIntosh
Fifth Grade, Mathematics
Clark Creek Elementary
Cherokee County Schools
Amanda Miliner
Fourth and Fifth Grades, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Miller Elementary School
Houston County Schools
Jan Moore
Third Grade, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
Holsenbeck Elementary School
Barrow County Schools
Amy Palermo
Sixth Grade, English Language Arts
River Trail Middle School
Fulton County Schools
Lindsey Rhodes
Kindergarten, English Language Arts and Science
Sugar Hill Elementary
Hall County Schools
Mohan Sadhasivan
Ninth-Twelfth Grade, Mathematics
Stockbridge High School
Henry County Schools
Tori Sinco
Fifth Grade, Mathematics
Avery Elementary School
Cherokee County Schools
Brian Swanagan
Ninth-Twelfth Grades, Mathematics
Floyd County Schools College and Career Academy
Floyd County Schools
Charles Trader
Eighth Grade, Mathematics
St. Mary’s Middle School
Camden County Schools
Sarah Welch
Ninth Grade Literature and Composition
Fannin County High School
Fannin County Schools