Bill Nye, Sesame Street, 23 Educators Honored at the 2015 Bammy Awards

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences announced the Bammy Award laureates and Bammy Edtech Award winners for 2015.  The announcement was made during a community showcase of the great things happening in schools across the nation. Several national associations participated in the showcase, including the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP),  the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO),  the American Association of School Administrators (AASA),  the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), and the National Education Association (NEA). The showcase was hosted by Dr. Joe Sanfelippo and Dr. Tony Sinanis. Both are known nationally for encouraging educators to connect, collaborate and share their positive stories with the world.

The 2015 honorees are:

Denisha Jones -- College Professor
Marisol Garay-Talavera -- Early Childhood Program Staff
Peter DeWitt -- Education Commentators/Blogger
Tom Murray -- Education Policy/Researcher
Justin Tarte -- Education Support Staff
Todd Nesloney -- Elementary School Principal
Stephen Ritz  -- Elementary School Teacher
Tanya Dennis -- Head Start Staff
Andrew Stillman -- Innovator of The Year
Jimmy Casas -- High School Principal
Gary Abud -- High School Teachers
Mike Robinson-- Parent Group Leader
Jeff Platenberg -- School Business Official
Laura Fleming -- School Librarian
Carrie Clarke -- School Nurse
Nancy Blair -- Middle School Principal
Bill Ferriter -- Middle School Teacher
Felix Jacomino -- School Technologist
Nancy Burke -- Special Needs Staff
Mission Break the Chains -- Student Voice
Patrick Larkin -- Superintendent
Michael Boll, Jamie Willett & Chris Carter -- Education Talk Show Hosts
TEDedChat -- Twitter Chat Community
Adobe Voice – Best Education APP
Instructure – Best Web site Resource
Padlet – Best Teaching Tool

About the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences

The Academy is comprised of over 300 prominent education leaders, including Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, Sir Ken Robinson, Diane Ravitch, Dr. Timothy Shriver, and the executive directors of ISTE, NAESP, AASA, NAEYC, PTA, NEA, AFT, NASN, ASBO AASL and NASSP. The Bammy Awards celebrate the contributions of the entire community. The Bammy Awards were sponsored by School Health, GOJO, Purell and the BAM Radio Network.

To watch Highlights of 2015 Bammy Awards, go to http://www.bammyawards.org/index.php/about/bammy-awards-showcase

Contact: Call Jeannette Bernstein at 818-334-4322.

SOURCE Academy of Education Arts and Sciences