Fatheree Receives National Award for Use of Technology

Effingham Unit 40 Director of Creativity and Innovation Joe Fatheree has received one of two national awards for 2017 from the organization "itslearning". The award includes a $5,000 grant.

itslearning is a firm seeking to improve education through technology. One way itslearning seeks to accomplish its goal is through The Heart of Education Award. Two awards are being presented, one to a Grades K-8 teacher and one to a Grades 9-12 teacher. Fatheree was the Grades 9-12 winner. He was honored in a ceremony Monday at Effingham High School.

The award is the latest in a series of honors for Fatheree, including at the national and international levels where he was a Top 10 finalist for the Global Teaching Prize.

Our Greg Sapp spoke with Joe Fatheree about the award and what Unit 40 is doing to educate through the use of technology...