I am honored to announce:
January 25, 2010-Microsoft and the Corporation for National and Community Service Launch New Initiative to Promote Student Leadership in the Classroom - SWAT forms new Partnerships, read about it here.
***SWAT is Seeking Content Partners for Service Learning Materials, Online Learning Platforms and Student Technology Leadership Programs.
My ultimate wish for SWAT is to start a Foundation, or have Corporate Support, to help other schools replicate SWAT programs.
Please contact me if you are interested, lucyganfield@gmail.com
Are you ready to direct and design award-winning SWAT programs for your school and community?
Link to SWAT Purchase Order Invoice-PDF
About Lucy
Lucy was nationally recognized for SWAT (Students Working To Advance
Technology) project of which Technology and Learning Magazine and Microsoft
named her the 1997 National Technology Teacher of the Year for founding
this concept. The SWAT Program provides a structured environment for
students to develop Digital Literacy skills. She continues to provide mentoring
support to the National SWAT Outreach and SWAT Leadership Teams.
Lucy recently worked part time at the Singapore American School, and provided private tutoring services to local Singaporean Students while directing the SWAT program from her home office in Singapore. She was also a featured writer for the Singapore Society of Reading and Literacy and a Feature Writer for Reading Plus Magazine. She is now back in the USA Directing the SWAT program, building partnerships, developing content, providing teacher training throughout NC for Educational Tools, Inc., and soon to be teaching online courses for Learn NC. Lucy is also a writer for Learning Express.
Lucy worked with Classroom Connect for the New Mexico Laptop Project and Kershaw County, SC where she coached teachers on Technology Integration at Sierra Middle School in Las Cruces, New Mexico and North Central High School Camden, SC.
Lucy was a National Teacher Trainer and Educational Consultant for LeapFrog SchoolHouse. She traveled the southeast to train teachers on LeapFrog School house products. She was also a private tutor to children with special needs in her home community of Apex, North Carolina.
Lucy was the Manager of Community at bigchalk.com. Her
job included integrating bigchalk.com online resources, research, consultant
for portal design, marketing presentations for conferences, and leader
for student channel information.
Lucy was the Education Program Development Director at KOZ, inc.
where she provided leadership to an online community of thousands of
schools using KOZ's Community Publishing program. She facilitated forums
for professional teacher growth in technology education through SchoolLife.net
and provided numerous staff development programs.
Lucy has over 25 years of classroom experience in special education
and elementary education and has taught at private and public schools
in Rhode Island, Idaho, New York, Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Singapore. In addition to her classroom experiences, Lucy has served
as the National Leadership Recruitment Director for the 21st Century
Teachers Network and was an Educator-on-Loan for the North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction with the Teachers Connect on-line professional
collaboration project.
Lucy was honored in the Rhode Island College Hall of Fame, and also
received the Individual Award for Education by the North Carolina Educational
Technology Association. She has published articles and was awarded several
educational grants.
She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in General and Special Education
from Rhode Island College and a Masters Degree in Special Education
from Idaho State University. She has also completed advanced studies
toward certification in Educational Administration from Virginia Polytechnic
and State University.
Microsoft's ongoing support of the SWAT Program!

2010- Karen Cator, Director for the Office of Education Technology, congratulates Lucy, Chuck and Jessica for their efforts with the SWAT program!
1997- Lucy
Miller receives the 1997 National Technology Teacher of the Year award
from Bill Gates-NECC 1997-Seattle, Washington