Awards, Media, News Recognition
Ms. Garrett received a 25 Year Service Award for the National Association for Music Education and Alabama Music Educators Association membership in January, 2018.
Ms. Garrett is the Birmingham Council of PTA's Outstanding Teacher of the Year for 2017.
(Green Acres Middle School)
Ms. Garrett is the Birmingham Council of PTA's Outstanding Teacher of the Year for 2013.
(Central Park Elementary School)
Teaching Music Through Composition, Mar. 2013, our site is listed as a resource.
Teaching Music Magazine, Jan. 2013, p.62, Music Resources for the Classroom
February, 2008 - Ms. Garrett and the Music Tech students are happy to announce that we received a '2008 Best Buy Teach Award' in February, 2008. Our class received a $2000 Best Buy gift card to purchase supplies and implement new projects related to music technology.
January, 2008 - Ms. Garrett has lesson plans published in a book by Amy Burns. The book is a TI:ME Publication entitled 'Technology Integration in the Elementary Music Classroom.'
Ms. Garrett was interviewed in November, 2007 by Keith Mason of MusicTechForMe.com. The MP3 podcast about our Music Technology program is featured on Mr. Mason's website and is also available through iTunes.
September / October, 2007 - Ms. Garrett co-authored the Web Sitings feature and will be the author of the column in the final edition of Music Education Technology Magazine in November / December.
May, 2007 - Ms. Garrett was one of the recipients of the 'Teacher of the Year' award for the Birmingham City School’s Teacher Recognition Program, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Birmingham.
February / March, 2007 - Featured in the 'Desert Island Technology' Article for Music Education Technology Magazine.
September / October, 2006 - Featured in the 'Online Lesson Plans Article' for Music Education Technology Magazine.
The Birmingham News featured our lab on Jan. 25, 2006. This article is now available through fee based archives at the Birmingham News. (Article ID MERLIN_2998408)
TI:ME Website of the Month, January, 2006.
We would like to thank D. Des Vignes from NBC13 News for featuring our lab in a news segment on April 21, 2004.
Roland Instruments of Change Newsletter for Educators Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring, 2004
April, 2004 Netscape Open Directory Cool Site Award
Our Lab was featured in the 'What's Right With Our Schools' Report by Sarah Verser of Fox 6 News in Birmingham, AL. The feature first aired on Nov. 6, 2003.
September, 2003 - Our site was featured in the premier issue of the new Music Education Technology Magazine.
Teachers At Work - Internet Tools for Teachers (New Zealand) Top 10 Site for January, 2003.
International Association of Web Masters and Designers Feb. 2003.
USA TODAY News Award
The Music Tech Teacher Website received the USA TODAY Education Best Bet Website Award for the week of October 22-28, 2002. USA TODAY Website - Education.
International Association of Web Masters and Designers May, 2002...Golden Web Awards.
The Birmingham News featured our lab. This article is now available through fee based archives at the Birmingham News. (March 13, 2002 News article page ID number 430701)
April, 2007 - Our Music Technology program was featured on the cover and in the 'Up Close' article in School Band and Orchestra Magazine.
