Background: The Miss Rumphius Award was named after the book Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. This book describes a character who makes the world a beautiful place by scattering lupine seeds whereever she goes and flowers grow. In a sense, these winners have also made the world a beautiful place by learning about how to use technology, using technology in the classroom with their students, and then publishing their students' excellent work on the Internet.

Award Winners: Take a look at the numerous websites of Miss Rumphius Award Winners by clicking on one of the categories below. Within each category there is a table of Miss Rumphius award winning websites. Each website includes a title (which can be clicked on to go directly to the website), a brief description, creator's name (e-mail link), and appropriate grade level for student use.

• Elementary
• Middle School
• High School
• Comprehensive

To understand how educators are nominated and selected for a Miss Rumphius Award, click on the highlighted words.