[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 41 (Tuesday, April 4, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E510]
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            TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL GOODMAN, CARE AWARD RECIPIENT

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 4, 2006

  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Michael 
Goodman, upon receiving the Commonwealth Academy Recognition for 
Educators (CARE) Award.
  The CARE award honors outstanding educators who work to enhance the 
lives of their students. This year's honorees are recognized for their 
unrelenting work to enhance the lives of the students they serve. This 
award is presented by Commonwealth Academy, located in Alexandria, 
Virginia, and honors those committed to diverse learning throughout the 
nation. Michael Goodman, an Instructional Technology Coordinator at 
Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, Virginia, is honored for his work 
with assisting teachers and students with using technology to learn at 
Kenmore.
  Mr. Goodman has been teaching for over ten years and has won numerous 
awards for his technology instruction. Because of his vision, many 
classrooms at Kenmore are ``technology rich''--meaning the teacher uses 
a SMART board and other equipment to tailor instruction to engage and 
challenge all students. Without Mr. Goodman's exceptional and effort, 
the teachers would not be able to use the technology to reach students. 
He has been involved in numerous technology activities and programs. As 
an organizer of ``An Adventure of the American Mind'' Library of 
Congress program at Kenmore, his enthusiasm helped to motivate 54 
teachers from Kenmore to complete the entire workshop series last year, 
and resulted in Kenmore Middle School receiving $30,000 dollars in 
technical equipment from the program. Mr. Goodman says of his approach 
to teaching, ``My job as Instructional Technology Coordinator allows me 
to work with teachers and students bringing in the unique advantages 
that technology offers to create and simulate activities based on 
[multiple] intelligences.''
  Mr. Goodman received his B.S. in Technology Education from Virginia 
Tech and his master's in Instructional Technology from Towson 
University. He and his wife, Dedra, have three young sons, Harrison, 
Xavier, and Remington.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding Michael Goodman and 
congratulating him on this distinguished achievement.

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