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The AAAS Leadership in Science Education Prize for High School Teachers will recognize high school science teachers for the development and implementation of innovative methods for teaching and encouraging the next generation of scientists.
With a generous donation from AAAS member, Dr. Edith D. Neimark, high school science department chairs and administrators are urged to nominate qualified science teachers to receive the AAAS Leadership in Science Education Prize for High School Science Teachers.
Once nominated, the teacher must complete and submit to the Nominator an application to be considered for the prize. The Nominator is responsible for emailing or mailing the completed package to AAAS by the deadline date.
This new annual prize will recognize a high school science teacher who has contributed significantly to the AAAS goal of advancing science education by developing and implementing an innovative and demonstrably effective strategy, activity, or program.
Entries must be able to demonstrate the results of an inventive teaching strategy designed to encourage a diverse range of students to become motivated, successful learners of the ideas and skills that are critical to science literacy.
The teacher must be currently employed as a science instructor in a public or private school for grades 9-12 in the United States or its territories. Science teachers must be nominated by an administrator within their school (e.g., a principal), their district (e.g., the science curriculum specialist), or their state (e.g., the state science supervisor) who is in a position to know the nominee's work and to assess the extent of its impact on others.
Self-nominations are not permitted.
The recipient will receive a monetary gift in the amount of $1,000 to support the development and continuation of the strategy, activity, or program. This honor will be conveyed by June of 2008 for use during the 2008/2009 school year. The winner will be notified by AAAS and an announcement will be displayed on the AAAS Website and printed in Science magazine.
The winner will be selected by a panel of judges made up of representatives from AAAS Membership (Section Q—Education); AAAS staff in Education and Human Resources, Project 2061, Office of Public Programs; and the National Science Teachers Association.
Applications for the 2008 AAAS Leadership in Science Education Prize must be received no later than 4 April 2008.
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Nominator should e-mail completed forms to Lester Matlock. Forms may also be mailed or faxed to the following:
AAAS
c/o Lester Matlock, Room 913
1200 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005
Fax: 202-842-5196
2007 Winner: Chris Kennedy, Chemistry, Hiram High School in Hiram, Ga.
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