Several New Mexico teachers were presented with teaching awards during the recent EENAM/NMSTA Fall conference.
A new Excellence in Teaching Science Award from NMSTA was presented to teachers at the elementary, middle and high school levels for 2011.
This is the first year for these awards from NMSTA, and the winners were selected from a pool of applicants by an NMSTA awards committee. Scientifically Connected Communities (SC2) awarded $150 to each teacher.
Bonnie Dodge, who teaches science at Infinity Alternative High School in Belen was the award recipient for the High School level.
Brian Claar, a science teacher at Camino Real Middle School in Las Cruces, NM was presented with the Middle School award.
There were two awardees for the elementary grade level: Jennifer Evans from Mesa and Nizhoni Elementary schools in Shiprock and Thelma Peterson from Riverside Elementary School in Gadsen.
As part of the Fall Conference, NMSTA has a long-standing tradition of presenting an outstanding science educator from either the informal or formal education environment with the esteemed Service to Science Award.
This year's Service to Science Award was given to Mary Jo Daniel. Mary Jo is currently the Associate Director for NM EPSCoR, A science learning and research program at the University of New Mexico.
The recent EEANM/ NMSTA Annual Fall Conference was an amazing success for many reasons, primary being the energy and enthusiasm of the participants, presenters and sponsors!
Over 200 educators from around the state attended the recent conference which was generously hosted by Piedra Vista High School in Farmington, NM.
We wanted to send out a huge
to the following people and organizations for their support of the 2011 Fall Conference. We could not have done it without you!
City of Farmington
PV Dine’ Club
Farmington Visitor Center
Cascade Bottled Water Company
Fort Lewis College
Piedra Vista High School and Principal Ann Gattis
Charles Thacker and the FMS Tech Department
Riverside Nature Center
NASA
McGraw HIll
Pearson Scott Foreman
Sandia National Labs
SC2
Intel
CPO Science
American Chemical Society
Acorn Naturalists
CH2MHill
It's About Time
NMSTA Board Elections were held during the membership meeting at the annual conference on October 21-22 in Farmington, NM.
Click here to find out the election results and meet your 2012 NMSTA board!
The New Mexico Science Teachers Association (NMSTA) is dedicated to providing a network for educators throughout the state to work collaboratively towards improving science education from pre-kindergarten through college. The NMSTA assists classroom teachers enhance science education by providing guidance and sharing strategies through professional development.
