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What are Fireflies?
Each year the Learning Institute for Technology Education (LITE) seeks out educators who have provided leadership in the field of Technology Education. Each year outstanding leaders are recognized at a Leadership Luncheon on the Saturday of LITE’s annual meeting. The dedicated individuals who have made a difference in the lives of students and other professionals are listed below. Criteria for these outstanding Technology Educators include: · Statewide leadership (conference presenter/speaker, Committee work, or writing team member) · Professional development (workshops or classes taught- for other educators) · Sharing information (developing lessons for colleagues, writing articles in professional journals or writing books for students.)

Who are these Fireflies?

Dan Anderson: Northview High School Amy Balog: Bloomfield Hills Middle Charles Basset: Spring Lake High School Dave Berdish: Ford EFHD Kathleen Betrus: Lincoln Consolidated Schools Georgia Bingham: Novi Meadows Elementary Al Birkholz: Bloomfield Hills Middle David Blatt: Wixom Elementary Kathy Bodine: Franklin Elementary Lynne Boes: Bloomfield Hills Middle School Robert Boyer: Churchill High School Greg Briggs: Wylie Middle School Linda Bryant: Grand View Elementary Peggy Byars: Fowlerville Community Schools Phillip Cardon: Eastern Michigan University Keith Caterino: Kelloggsville Middle School Sue Charron: Kreeger Elementary David Cole U of M - Transport Research Institute Julie Cook: West Elementary Grace Damerow: Fowlerville Community Schools Amy DeYoung: West Elementary Doug Dodd: Greenville Middle School Robert Engler: Byron Center Middle School Demaris Farah: Oakland Schools Laurie Ford: Munn Middle School Diane Frank: Wood Creek Elementary Sue Galayda: Conant Elementary Dr. Roberta Glaser: St. Johns Public Schools Linda: Goldin: LITE Layout Editor Charles Gosdzinski: Dondero High School Linda Gostomski: Coolridge Intermediate Gary Graff: Scarlett Middle School Dan Graham: East Grand Rapids High School Kathy Gregory: Central Woodlands School Carol Griffin: Kreeger Elementary Liz: Guzniczak: University Hills Elementary Larry Hand: Forest Hills Northern High School Carol Haworth: Webber Elementary Al Henrion: Pinconning Area Schools David Hood: Concord Community Schools Kathy Hopper: Spring Mills Elementary Jean Innes: University Hills Elementary Jerry Jennings: Home John Kaminska: Clague Middle School Sharon Keller: Commerce Elementary Tom King: East Lansing High School Michael Klann: AberdeenTech Math Academy Michael Klavon: Holland High School Lyn Kmiec: Pembroke Elementary Louisa Kniivila: Hiller Elementary Diane Kosuda: Brooklands Elementary Dale Kropf: Fairview Elementary	Mozell Lange: Mich Dept of Ed Laura LaPointe: Munn Middle School Sheila Larson: Fowlerville Community Schools Dr. James Levande: MI Dept of Ed Consultant Dr. Alastair Livesey: Ovshinsky Science Lectures Franzie: Loepp: Center for Math/ Science Tech Lee Ann Lowery: Spring Mills Elementary Barbara Lyndrup: Byron Center High School Lyla Martin: Challenger Elementary Jim Mayer: North Middle School Keri McQueen: Webber Elementary Bill Meeuwsen: Zeeland High School David Miller: Home Judith Miller: Pattengill Middle School Kit Moran: Lincoln High School Laura Morrisson: Aberdeen Tech Math Academy Ron Mulka: Lincoln High School Chris Nielsen: Vicksburg Middle School Carol Nordby: Lincoln Consolidated Schools Joe Nuzzo: Lincoln High School Don O'Connor: Hanover-Horton High School Tom Ochs: Petosky High School Tom Ogle: Warner Middle School Sharon Oliver-Merchant: Brace Lederle Elementary Matt Pagnani: Bloomfield Hills Middle School Jim Partridge: Summerfield Schools Pat Pillot: Harding Elementary John Prisciandaro: Covington Middle School Deb Riolo: Kent Career Tech Center Judy Ross: Pine Tree Elementary Mary Anne Ryan: Kenowa Hills Middle School Ernie Savage: Bowling Green University Lee Schaude: Great Lakes Training Systems Vicky Shaw: Gill Elementary Dr. Naomi Stasak: Brewster Elementary Sharon Staton: H.T. Smith Elementary Howard Stob: Aberdeen Tech Math Academy Ron Strater: Thornapple Kellogg High School Christine Strevel: Aberdeen Tech Math Academy Douglas Sullivan: Ottawa Area I.S.D. Laura Sullivan: Douglas Elementary Marsha Teater: Challenger Elementary Mary Tiell: Wixom Elementary Don Tippin: Stockbridge Middle School Barbara: Todd: Aberdeen Tech Math Academy Karla Uhrig: Kent Career Tech Center Dorothy Van Looy: Michigan Dept. of Education Charles Vaughn: Otto Middle School Colleen Verch: Pierce Elementary Larry Wallace: Hudsonville High School Pat Ward: Coolidge Intermediate Helen Weil: Sandburg Elementary Robert Westcott: Redner Elementary Tracy Westra: Woodside Elementary Ken Whitcomb: Byron Center High School Linda Williams: Otto Middle School Dennis Zaleski: Farmington High School

The Legend of the Firefly (PowerPoint) The Legend of the Firefly (the Real Story...) Once upon a time..in a faraway place (Oakland County), there was a Tech Ed Consultant. He sold his old house and moved to a brand new subdivision. When it came time to move... he enlisted the help of his nearby friends and Tech Ed colleagues. They loaded the rental truck... and drove it to the new house. The truck’s power lift really helped make the work easier. They worked all day ... and into the darkness. When at last the lift ceased to lift, the truck’s batteries were dead (all 6). Unfortunately... in their zeal to complete their mission, a warning sign had gone unheeded. “CAUTION: NEVER OPERATE POWER LIFT WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING” Hoping the driveway incline would be enough to jump start this (diesel) truck, they rolled the truck forward. Push! Arrr! They now found themselves stuck in the middle of the road, engulfed in the complete darkness of this newly developed subdivision. Desperate to jump start the truck but unable to see which battery terminal was which, they pondered their predicament. “Where are the flashlights?” “Packed.” “Oh.” They considered the Systems Model. The problem was clear. Were they overlooking any resources? INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT FEEDBACK In a flash it came to them... A nearby light source had not been tapped. Really! A firefly. Quickly enlisted, the firefly shed enough light to see the truck battery. “Negative!” Jeff (oh, I mean the Tech Ed Consultant) shouted joyfully. And from that day to this... the firefly will be a symbol of tenacity, innovation, ingenuity and resourcefulness among all Technology Education professionals.