The Presidential Award is a tremendous honor. Teaching is a demanding profession, and the Presidential Award is a recognition of the hard work and continuous effort that goes into my classroom every day. It is an acknowledgement of all of the knowledge and insight that my mentors have shared with me, as well as all of the support and encouragement that my family, friends, and colleagues have given me over the years.
Carrie Heaney has been a mathematics educator for 11 years. Currently she teaches eighth grade at Sky Vista Middle School in the Cherry Creek School District. Prior to moving to Colorado, she taught eighth grade at Forsythe Middle School in Ann Arbor, MI.
As Coordinator of the Mathematics Department at Sky Vista Middle School, Carrie supports and mentors the teaching abilities of teachers in the department. She also plays a role in developing the teaching abilities of all the staff in the building by being part of the Coordinator Team, which designs and implements training according to Sky Vista’s instructional model, the Parallel Curriculum.
Carrie supports mathematics teachers in her district by leading trainings in the use of the Connected Mathematics Program. She also leads a class on understanding how students develop numeracy and how it affects their understanding of multiplication and division.
Carrie has a B.S. from Eastern Michigan University, with an endorsement in Secondary Education, and she is currently working toward a master’s degree in Secondary Curriculum and Instruction from Regis University, with an expected graduation date of October 2010.
- High-resolution version of the official portrait photograph
- Awardee holding Presidential citation between the Director of the National Science Foundation, Dr. Subra Suresh and the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Dr. John P. Holdren
- High-resolution version of the teacher profile photograph
