[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 70 (Thursday, June 8, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING MR. DAVID ASHDOWN, RECIPIENT OF THE TIME WARNER CABLE NATIONAL 
                             TEACHER AWARD

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                          HON. JOHN E. SWEENEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2000

  Mr. SWEENEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. David Ashdown, an 
outstanding young teacher and recipient of this year's Time Warner 
Cable National Teacher Award. Mr. Ashdown teaches fourth grade at 
Cambridge Elementary School in Upstate New York. His award-winning 
entry, entitled Save the Coelacanths, engaged his fourth grade 
students' creative abilities through a multimedia presentation on 
oceans and ocean life.
  David Ashdown has dedicated the last three years to upholding the 
hopes and dreams of hundreds of children in his classroom. He is known 
as the ``technical and computer expert'' throughout his school 
district. Mr. Ashdown used Time Warner's Road Runner high speed modem 
and service to create Save the Coelacanths. Each student in Mr. 
Ashdown's class wrote and illustrated one web-page of the story about 
the endangered coelacanth fish. The pages were all linked together to 
form an exciting underwater adventure with multiple outcomes.
  I commend Mr. Ashdown's innovative approach to teaching. He has made 
learning fun and exciting in his classroom. His students learn through 
hands on experience in a technologically sophisticated, yet relaxed and 
friendly atmosphere. I salute Mr. Ashdown's efforts to provide a rich, 
intellectually stimulating environment in which children learn the 
vital skills required to be successful in our society.
  I also recognize the valuable work Mr. Ashdown does for his school 
district and for other teachers around this nation. He has dedicated 
himself to teaching professional development courses to other educators 
in an attempt to integrate advanced technology into more New York 
classrooms. His upcoming book, HyperStudio Made Very Easy, is designed 
to help teachers incorporate multimedia into their everyday teaching 
plans. His dedication is admirable, as is his desire to see students 
succeed.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating David Ashdown on his 
receipt of the Time Warner Cable National Teacher Award. Also, please 
join me in wishing him and his students the very best of luck in all 
their future endeavors.

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