Top Science Educators Honored By National Science Teachers Association
Posted on: Friday, 31 March 2006, 15:00 CST
ARLINGTON, Va., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the world's largest organization of science educators, has announced the recipients of its 2006 Teacher Awards. The awards program honors K-12 teachers, professors, principals, and others for their outstanding achievement and innovative programs in science education. The awards will be presented at a special banquet and ceremony at the NSTA National Conference on Science Education taking place on April 6-9, 2006, in Anaheim.
NSTA will present its most prestigious award, the Robert H. Carleton Award for National Leadership in the Field of Science Education, to Dr. JoAnne Vasquez, a science education author and consultant from Gilbert, Arizona. She also is a member of the National Science Board and a former NSTA President.
Dr. Vasquez has spent more than 30 years making a difference in how science is taught to children. She has been an elementary teacher, an informal science education consultant, a district-level science resources teacher, a university adjunct professor, a curriculum writer, and a national staff developer. Her service to NSTA spans more than 20 years and includes serving on more than 10 committees, including conference planning committees, as well as leadership roles with the Executive Board and Council. She has presented sessions at every national conference since 1983. She currently works as an elementary science author, speaker, and facilitator of professional development.
NSTA is also honoring the following award recipients: NSTA Distinguished Informal Science Education Award --Alan Friedman, New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY NSTA Distinguished Service to Science Education Award --Thomas Gadsden, Jr., Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX Ciba Specialty Chemicals Exemplary Middle Level and High School Principal and Teaching Awards --Middle Level Science Teaching: Rick Walton, Eastern Heights Junior High School, Elyria, OH --High School Principal: Richard L. Kolowski, Millard West High School, Omaha, NE --High School Science Teaching: Colby Fronterhouse, Parkview High School, Springfield, MO DCAT "Making a Difference" Award --Lead Science Teacher: Barbara McFall, The Phoenix School, Salem, MA --Principal: Betsye Sargent, The Phoenix School, Salem, MA Delta Education/CPO Science Award for Excellence in Inquiry-Based Science Teaching --Elementary Level: Debbie Easley, Priceville Elementary School, Priceville, AL --Middle Level: Jan Schuettpelz, Durham School of the Arts, Durham, NC --High School: Kelly Deters, Hayden High School, Topeka, KS Discovery "Faraday Science Communicator" Award --Rob Semper, The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA Gustav Ohaus Award for Innovations in Science Teaching --Dat Le, H.B. Woodlawn Secondary Program, Arlington, VA SeaWorld Outstanding Environmental Science Educator Award --Harlan Kredit, Lynden Christian High School, Lynden, WA Shell Science Teaching Award --Awardee: Janice Deese Ward, Jay M. Robinson Middle School, Charlotte, NC --Finalist: Faye Kinard, West Lauderdale High School, Collinsville, MS --Finalist: Glenda Pepin, Susan Miller Dorsey High School, Los Angeles, CA Vernier Technology Awards --Elementary Level: Deborah Wickerham, Chamberlin Hill Intermediate School, Findlay, OH --Middle Level: Jamie Mabry, New London Choice Middle School, New London, NC --High School: Heidi Anderson, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, KY; David Jones, Big Sky High School, Missoula, MT.; Stephen Potashnik, Chesapeake Bay Governor's School, Tappahannock, VA --College: Marina Milner-Bolton, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada VSP Vision of Science Award --Sandra Geisbush, Garner Middle School, San Antonio, TX
"NSTA awardees bring both passion and patience to the day-to-day teaching of science," said Dr. Michael Padilla, NSTA President. "We honor these educators for their lifelong dedication and for instilling a sense of wonder in students through imaginative and innovative science education."
The Arlington, VA-based National Science Teachers Association is the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.
National Science Teachers Association
CONTACT: Cindy Workosky of National Science Teachers Association,office: +1-703-312-9248, cell: +1-703-798-8744, cworkosky@nsta.org
Web site: http://www.nsta.org/
Source: PRNewswire
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