for the 2012 NMSTA, EEANM and NMCTM joint Annual Conference!
Dates:
October 11-13, 2012 (Thursday-Saturday)
Location:
Bosque School in Albuquerque, NM
Conference Theme:
Soar to Greater Heights:
Growing STEM's for the Next Generation
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Kenneth Wesson “How Children Learn: Brain Research & Inquiry-‐Based Science”
Registration Details
This year the Annual Conference is sponsored jointly by the following organizations
Several New Mexico teachers were presented with teaching awards during the 2011 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.
The 2011 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 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.
