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Hampden Academy, Hampden, ME
I graduated from the University of Maine with a B.S. in Biology in 1977 and a M.Ed. in Science Education in 1982. He has taught in the SAD 22 school system in Hampden ME for the past 32 years. Nine years were at the Weatherbee School teaching physical and life science and the past 23 years have been teaching biology at Hampden Academy. I have taught AP Biology since 1995 starting with one section of 15 students, last year the program had 53 students in three sections. My wife Robin has taught 4th grade in the district for 31 years and my oldest daughter Leah has taught 1st grade in the district for 3 years. I have been a member of both the NSTA and NABT for most of my professional life. I am currently the varsity boys and girls cross country coach (this is my 31st year) and I have also coached in the basketball, indoor, and outdoor track. I have two adult daughters, Leah and Molly, and live with my wife Robin of 30 years in Hampden, ME.
Region I (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Wakefield High School, Wakefield, MA
Driven by intellectual curiosity and a deep love of this beautiful blue planet we all share, I have three passions: all things biologic, traveling, and storytelling. These unite beautifully into being a high school biology teacher at Wakefield High School, MA. I currently teach grades 9-12: CP biology, honors biology, and AP biology. Trained in undergraduate (Tufts, Stanford) and graduate schools (Rutgers, University of New Hampshire) as a field ecologist, and a marine invertebrate zoologist (Hopkins Marine Lab, Friday Harbor Marine Lab), my journey to a “mid-career” switch to teaching followed being a research assistant at Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology, being a mom of two fantastic daughters, and involvement in local arts and education. I am honored by the students that have touched my life, and am enriched by fellow teachers who bring such zeal to their work. Mine is a tale of challenge, a tale of joy.
Region I (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
North Kingstown High School, Kingstown, RI
No biography available.
Region I (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
South Lewis High School, Turin, NY
Michael Comet teaches Living Environment/Biology and Human Anatomy & Physiology at South Lewis High School in Turin, NY located in Lewis County, east of Lake Ontario. He holds an M.S. Ed. in Instructional Technology and Media Management from SUNY at Potsdam, a B.S. in Secondary Education from SUNY Oswego, and an A.A.S. in Mathematics and Science from SUNY Jefferson. He has taught at South Lewis since October of 1993 and lives in Lowville, NY with Mary, his wife of 14 years, and his four-year-old son, Noah.
In his spare time he enjoys outdoor activities, remodeling his house, fishing, hunting, and teaching Sportsman Education classes for the New York State Department of Environmental Education. He has twice been nominated for the National Association of Biology Teachers Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (2008 and 2009) and currently serves as a mentor for the New York State Biology Chemistry Professional Development Network. He is an active participant and contributor to the SUNY Oneonta Bioforum listserv and enjoys interacting with educators from across the state through his comprehensive Web site.
Share-A-Thon Activity: What's the Score? Using a Virtual Point System for the Beaks of Finches Activity
Region II (NJ, NY, PA)
Philadelphia, PA
B.S. Magna Cum Laude from Muhlenberg College; M. Ed from the University of Virginia. Currently Head of Science Department; teaches AP Biology, Human Physiology, Honors Biology, and Biology; and coordinates the Student Science Outreach Program. at Springside School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Participant in numerous educational workshops, including the National Association of Biology Teachers and the National Science Teachers Association; field tester for several educational publications; currently the lead instructor for teacher workshops at the Philadelphia Satellite Center for the Princeton Molecular Biology Outreach Program. Lead instructor for EE Ford "Probing the Future" teacher workshops, featuring inquiry based labs using Vernier probes.
Awarded several grants, fellowships and awards, including the 2007-08 PA Society of Professional Engineers Philadelphia and Delaware Valley Science Teacher of the Year, culminating in recognition as the 2009 OBTA for Pennsylvania.
Enjoys cooking, gardening, tennis, golf and Philadelphia sports teams.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Wissahickon Watershed Land Use WebQuest
Region II (NJ, NY, PA)
York Community High School, Elmhurst, IL
I worked as a Med Tech for 15 years in various hospitals in Iowa, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Illinois. While in Michigan, I started teaching Medical Assisting in a adult vocational education program and decided to go back to school to get my teaching certificate. In 1988, we moved from Michigan to the Chicago suburbs and I started teaching Anatomy and Physiology at the College of DuPage, where I taught for 5 years. While I was there, I was also working on my MS in Biological Sciences which I finished in 1992. In 1993, I began teaching high school biology and have been ever since.
I teach freshman Honors Biology, Genetics and Biotechnology and AP Biology. I try to attend various classes and workshops in the summer. Some of the highlights are attending DNA Bootcamp at the DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Labs in 2001, protein modeling at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in 2003, 2004, and 2005, and Phagehunting at the University of Pittsburgh in 2005, 2006, and 2008.
I am married to my high school sweetheart and we have 2 daughters, each of whom are married and have two children apiece. I am so honored to receive this award, especially because it was awarded by my peers.
Region III (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Elmhurst High School, Fort Wayne, IN
Christine is a biology teacher at Elmhurst High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana and adjunct faculty at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne. She is the science department head, chairs her school’s improvement team, is a technology coordinator, and is a co-sponsor to the National Honor Society chapter. At the district level, she is responsible for creating master curriculum maps. She has worked with the Indiana Department of Education to assess and review their Biology end of course assessment and has written assessments for the Arkansas Biology end of course assessment. She holds an honors B.Sc. in Genetics and a B.Ed. with distinction from the University of Western Ontario as well as M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction and administrative certification from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Quadrant D Gold Seal Lesson Submission Template
Region III (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)Region III (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
North Farmington High School, Farmington Hills, MI
Peggy Najarian received her Bachelor’s of Science from Michigan State University; majoring in Lyman Briggs Biological Science. During her senior year, she decided to pursue teaching. Upon graduation, she attended Eastern Michigan University to complete their graduate-level teacher certification program. She was hired to teach biology and chemistry at North Farmington High School. She then earned her Masters of Science from Michigan State University. She has taught biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, AP Environmental Science, and AP Biology.
Peggy has presented at the Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference. She has attended SENSI, NSTA, and several AP Conferences as well as other local conferences. This is her first NABT Conference. She was an Excellence in Education Finalist for her county in 1997-98. Peggy is humbled by her department’s nomination for OBTA and is deeply honored she was selected. This is her sixteenth year teaching and she still loves going to work every day.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Using Play-Doh to Demontrate the Development of Endochondral Bone
Region III (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Summit Country Day School, Cincinnati, OH
Karen Cruse teaches Honors and AP Biology at The Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a graduate of the College of Mount St. Joseph (BS) and the University of Cincinnati (MA) focusing on Biology, Secondary Education, and Biological Anthropology. She has participated in forensic and archaeological investigations analyzing skeletal remains ranging from local cemetery relocation to a tumulus in Albania. After recently travelling to the Galapagos Islands with the Toyota International Teacher Program, Karen is still sorting through photographs and journal entries in order to share the experience with her students. Outside of the classroom, Karen enjoys riding roller coasters, writing, drawing, reading, and researching whatever happens to draw her attention.
Region III (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
A teacher at Lincoln High in Wisconsin Rapids, WI teaching Human Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, and Comprehensive Natural Science. Scott holds a Masters in Environmental Education from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point graduating in 2003, also holds a bachelors degree with majors in biology and education from 1995. Scott is a member of the Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers where he is the Co-chair of the awards committee and chair of the sessions committee for the 2011 conference. In 2006 he received the Excellence in Science Education award. A member of the National Wild Turkey Federation, he has served as a chapter president and banquet chairman and authored the “Wild About Turkey’s-WI Teacher Supplement”. In 2003 Scott received the Environmental Educator award from the NWTF. Scott has presented at the local, state and regional levels Scott has also been published in the Wisconsin Outdoor Journal.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Getting Digital Cameras in the Classroom
Region III (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Blue Valley North High School, Overland Park, KS
This school year, I will begin my 18th year teaching in the Blue Valley School District, as an instructor at Blue Valley North High School and director of our district’s new Bioscience program at our Center for Advanced Professional Studies. For seventeen years prior to my involvement with CAPS, I have taught the Introductory and Honors Biology (9th), Field Biology and Zoology (10-12th), and AP Biology (10-12th) courses at Blue Valley North High School. As an educator, I enjoy offering students a variety of experiences that aid them in their understanding of the process of science while gaining specific insight into the “mystery of mysteries” that we call life.
I hold undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in Zoology (’90) and in Psychology (’90), and from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in Education (’91). I obtained a Masters in Biology (’98) from Emporia State University through their summer program for high school educators. I subsequently earned National Board Certification for Adolescence and Young Adulthood Science (’03) from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
I was recognized as the Blue Valley School District Secondary Teacher of the Year (’01), as a Radioshack National Teacher (’02), and as a Milken Foundation National Educator (’07). I have been awarded numerous educational grants from the Blue Valley Education Foundation and maintain membership in a number of professional organizations. More specifically, I am an active board member in the Kansas Association of Biology Teachers, and am treasurer of the Kansas Herpetological Society.
I enjoy spending time in the outdoors, and reading journals, magazines, and popular books to keep abreast of new biological knowledge and I regularly attend local, regional, and national workshops to enhance my skills in the teaching of bioscience. Most recently, I spent a week at the Darling Marine Center in Maine learning experimental techniques for studying the developmental biology of numerous model organisms including sea urchins, drosophila fruit flies, and chick embryos. Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my wife Kristin, three children Maura (12), Rebecca (9), and Owen (6), and extended family and friends.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Cell Membrane Thought Experiment
Region IV (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
North Kansas City High School, North Kansas City, MO
I have taught for 3 years Life Science at Westport Middle School and 13 years at North Kansas City High School. I have taught Physical Science, Chemistry, Physics, Pre AP Biology, AP Biology, IBHL I & II Biology and Physics. I have written over 150,000.00 dollars in grants for NKC science dept. Grants include HP Grant which gave 5 science teachers training and equipment to use in their classroom, and a grant for a solar panel and software system to allow students to analyze data to see how solar energy saves money. I have written grants to allow students to stream team which investigates streams for pollution in which students study Biology, Chemistry and Physics of the stream. I have also written grants to allow students to work in the field of biotechnology. Teachers at NKC are able to do labs such as PCR, DNA extraction, Gel electrophoresis, DNA analysis, because of the grants I have written for the equipment. I have also written grants to obtain Vernier probes and lab quests for students.
I have hosted the annual Genetics Conference for the past 8 years at Science City. This conference allows students to learn about cutting edge science and gets them excited and motivated into Biology. I have also hosted the annual Howard Hughes Medical Institute Holiday Lecture Series to keep students educated in the field of Biology. This too is very up to date in which scientists discuss with the students. We have expanded this conference and now host another one at the University of Missouri, Columbia. I am a member of the following organizations: NSTA, NABT, NEA and AAAS. I was the region IV coordinator of NABT for four years. I have been a member of and chairperson for science pioneers here in Kansas City. I have presented and taught at NABT and NSTA to teachers on DNA and technology, science, math and technology, scientific inquiry.
University --- I work very close with William Jewell College and the University of Missouri Columbia. I have not only inspired by but helped teach classes with Dr. Miriam Golomb at the University of Missouri Columbia, since 1999. Last summer I helped teach a class at MU for teachers, called HHMI MAPS and Medicine program in which dealt with Cell fate and position in stem cells and disease. I worked as a consultant for the AP Biology program on the new curriculum and assessment for College Board.
I am also working professionally on being a National Board Certified teacher.
Region IV (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Lincoln North Star High School, Lincoln, NE
I have an Associate degree in Exotic Animal Training and Management and was a very happy zookeeper for 10 years. While zookeeping, I finished a Bachelor’s in Education with a Natural Science endorsement. Then I had 3 kids in 28 months and stayed at home with them for 9 years before starting my teaching career. I am just starting my tenth year of teaching science. The first three years were as a science specialist for grades K-6; the past 6 were teaching primarily grade 10 Biology. I also teach Environmental Studies, Basic Physical Science, and Basic Geoscience, and for the last 3 years I have taught both semesters of Biology in summer school. I’m a course author for the University of Nebraska’s Independent Study High School, and wrote the curriculum for Biology 1, Biology 2, and Nutrition Science.
Share-A-Thon Activities: Geolocating Your Inner Ecologist
Region IV (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Mitchell Senior High School, Mitchell, SD
My name is Tricia Neugebauer. I grew up on a hog farm in Minnesota and went to college at Moorhead State University. I received my Masters Degree from Dakota State University in Madison, SD. I live on a dairy farm near Mitchell, SD with my husband and our four children. I have taught various science courses at the Mitchell High School for 16 years, but have always had at least two biology courses on my schedule each year. I also coached volleyball for 13 years as well. My hobbies include playing volleyball and softball, reading, and scrapbooking.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Genetic Analysis of the Effects of Smoking on Gene Regulation
Region IV (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE
Jennifer Romano is currently in her 7th year of teaching. She has taught biology, chemistry, and anatomy and physiology. Currently, she teaches integrated science and cell biology at Salesianum School in Wilmington, DE. She received a BS in biology from Villanova University and a M.Ed. from the University of Delaware. She is currently enrolled in the Ed.D. program at the University of Delaware where she will concentrate in educational leadership and technology. Jennifer has been the NABT representative for the state of Delaware for the past two years as well as a manuscript reviewer for The American Biology Teacher. She is also a member of the National Science Teachers Association.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Histo-Art
Region V (DE, DC, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Bartlett Yancey High School, Yanceyville, NC
I am employed by Caswell County Schools at Bartlett Yancey High School as a biology teacher / honors biology teacher / physics teacher. I have been teaching science for twenty two years. For the last seventeen years, I have taught primarily biology. I have served as teacher advisory committee for UNC-CH and Morehead Planetarium Destiny programs, SIT co-chairperson, mentor for four biology teachers
My certification includes Academically Gifted licensure, 2002, Piedmont Community College; Secondary certification, Biology, 1988, Averett College; Bachelor of Arts, Biological Sciences, 1986, UNC – Chapel Hill.Other Awards and presentations are: Caswell County Teacher of the Year 2003-2004, Bartlett Yancey High School Teacher of the Year 2003-2004, Who’s Who Among America’s High School Teachers four different years, and Presenter at NC Science Teachers Association 1993, 1998.
My affiliations include: NCAE, Caswell Association of Educators building representative 3 years, NCSTA, charter member of Alpha Delta Kappa Gamma Phi.
Share-A-Thon Activity: In and Out: That's What It's All About
Region V (DE, DC, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Irmo High School, Columbia, SC
I grew up in Aiken, SC, and attended Aiken High School. While there, I had Mr. David Salter as my Biology II teacher during my senior year. I was already curious and interested in the natural world, but after his class I knew I would major in biology in college. I attended the University of South Carolina where I received my B.S. degree in Biology and my M.A.T degree in Secondary Science Education.
I began teaching in 1990 at Airport High School in West Columbia, SC, where I taught for nine years. I left teaching for three years and worked as an assistant principal at Dutch Fork Middle School in Irmo, SC. It was not long before I felt the pull of the classroom and began working at Irmo High School in Columbia, SC, where I have been for the last eight years. I am currently teaching AP Biology, IB Biology, Higher Level, and Honors Biology I.
Along the way I have had several opportunities to do research. I worked at the Savannah River Ecology Lab with Dr. Michael Smith (population genetics). I have also worked at the University of South Carolina with Dr. Michael Felder (molecular genetics) and most recently with Dr. Jerry Hilbish (ecological genetics). These experiences have been crucial in providing me with exposure to real science and have greatly impacted my content knowledge as well as my teaching practice. I look forward to being in the lab again as soon as possible!
Share-A-Thon Activity: DNA Profiling Extension Activity: A study of the blue mussel, Mytilus
Region V (DE, DC, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Chester County High School, Henderson, TN
As a child growing up in North Carolina, Molley was always intrigued with science. It amazed her to see the details and patterns in organisms. She knew she wanted to pursue a career in this field but the idea of becoming a science teacher never entered her mind. In 1997, she graduated from Maiden High School and moved to Henderson, TN to attend college. In 2001, she graduated summa cum laude from Freed-Hardeman University with a B.B.A. degree in Agribusiness and a minor in Biology. It was at this time she was approached about teaching English at the Wuhan College of Finance and Banking in China. Seven days after marrying her college sweetheart, Michael Plyler, they were on a plane headed to their new home in Wuhan. Over the course of their year there, she discovered her passion for teaching.
When they returned to America, her husband continued as an educator in the field of computer science at Freed-Hardeman University while she spent several years in the business world. However she found this work unfulfilling and decided to go back to school and earn her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction to teach high school science. In 2004, she was hired at Chester County High School and has been there ever since. During this time, she has taught various courses including Biology I, Anatomy & Physiology and AP Biology, in addition to coaching the Academic Decathlon team and serving as the Science Department Chair and mentor for new teachers.
One of her greatest accomplishments includes being named the Chester County System-Level 9-12 Teacher of the Year for both the 2008-2009 and the 2009-2010 school years. In addition, she was selected as one of 24 secondary science teachers from across the nation to attend the 2009 Molecular Biology Summer Workshop sponsored by Princeton University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Her professional affiliations include NABT, NSTA, NEA, and TEA.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Utilizing Common, Inexpensive Objects in Biology Education
Region V (DE, DC, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Pike View High School, Princeton, WV
Teresa Barton has been teaching high school science including Biology, A.P. Biology, Earth Science and Physics for twenty-seven years. She has a MA degree in Secondary Science Education and is currently teaching at PikeView High School in Princeton, WV. Teresa was recently named the 2009-2010 Teacher of the Year at her school. Teresa is an active member of NSTA and WVSTA.
Biological Treasure Hunt: Eastern Deciduous Forest Biome
Region V (DE, DC, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Amos P. Godby High School, Tallahassee, FL
Brian McClain teaches at Godby High School in Tallahassee. He started teaching 23 years ago after receiving an M.S. in Science Education and an M.S. in Biological Science from Florida State University. Previously, Brian received his B.S. in Biology from Florida Southern College.
Brian was an original member of the Leon (County) Association of Science Teachers (LAST) and served on its executive board and as past president. He has been a member and presented at conferences of: Florida Association Science Teachers (FAST), NABT, NSTA, and the American Association of Physics Teachers.
Brian recently served as a framer/writer of the new state standards. He has been recognized for: Excellence in Teaching High School Science (LAST), Outstanding High School Science Teacher (FAST), and has been selected for RET programs, including programs at two national laboratories and the Frontiers in Physiology fellowship program through the American Physiological Society.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Cheap and Easy Diffusion
Region VI (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, PR)
Lakeside High School, Atlanta, GA
Annette Parrott teaches Biology, Anatomy and Physiology and Environmental Science at high school and college levels. She has been teaching for over 17 years. Parrott completed her Bachelors in Biological Sciences and Masters in Secondary Science Education at the University at Buffalo. Parrott earned her doctorate at Georgia State University, her dissertation researching students’ cognitive frameworks and conceptual change.
Dr. Parrott has written articles for several science education journals including The Science Teacher, Science Scope and Science Activities.
Science education is both vocation and avocation for Dr. Parrott, who gardens, maintains herps, photographs wildlife, and is a certified rescue scuba diver who teaches fish identification for regional N.A.B.S. clubs. Dr. Parrott has been a naturalist for the Chattahoochee Nature Center, docent for Zoo Atlanta, and team member for the Georgia Aquarium.
Annette is also the mother of a 12 year old budding scientist, where science—like charity—begins at home.
Region VI (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, PR)Region VI (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, PR)
St. Joseph's Academy, Baton Rouge, LA
Linda Messina began teaching at St. Joseph’s Academy, a Catholic all-girls high school, in 1995. She is a master teacher who creates real-world, outside-of-the-classroom learning opportunities for her biology students. Among her many projects is LSU’s Coastal Roots program. SJA served as a pilot for the program and has participated for 10 years. Students grow native plant seedlings to plant in coastal habitat restoration projects.
Linda was named a U.S. Department of Education 2008 American Star of Teaching and received the 2009 Catholic Secondary Education Award from the National Catholic Educational Association. Linda is SJA’s Science Fair coordinator. Since 2000, SJA has placed first five times and second four times in the regional fair. In the past five years, SJA has finished first, second, or third in the state fair. Over the past 10 years, at least two and as many as four students have qualified for the international fair each year.
Region VI (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, PR)
Tupelo High School, Tupelo, MS
I have been married to Johnny Sauls of Byram, Ms for 9 years. We have an 8 year old son, Caleb and we currently reside in Tupelo, MS. I have been teaching at Tupelo High School for 4 years. I currently teach Accelerated Biology to 9th grade students. Prior to teaching at Tupelo, I taught Human Anatomy and Physiology, Genetics, Physical Science and Biology at Clinton High School for 5 years. I have also taught as adjunct faculty at Hinds Community College, a multi-level instructor at Baptist Health Systems and a teacher at Heritage Academy in Columbus, MS.
I graduated with Bachelor and Masters of Science degree from Mississippi State University. I recently obtained my administration degree and am currently serving half days as an administrative intern and half days as an academic teacher. My love for teaching really developed when I taught in a hospital facility for children who were admitted into drug and alcohol rehabilitation. That teaching experience showed me that all children not only can learn, but want to learn. It also taught me that loving children was the best way to accomplish the goals that I had set forth for them and for myself. Since then, I have made it my personal goal to show my love for them by taking time to work with each child individually, finding plenty of time to laugh with them, showing the importance of education in their life to come and teaching in a way that reaches all of them. I was lucky enough to have teachers who cared about me and I want to do the same for my students.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Bringing it All Together
Region VI (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, PR)
Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, AR
No biography available.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Board Games in the Classroom
Region VII (AR, AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Haskell High School, Haskell, OK
Cora James has been a teacher in Haskell for the past four years and is a Lead Teacher for the Oklahoma City Community College: Biotechnology/Bioinformatics Discovery Project. She has held several workshops given by the BBD Project and now maintains and uses equipment and materials for biotechnology activities, which are shared with seven other teachers in her area. This allows students in rural areas around Tulsa to experience technology driven, inquiry-based, science of tomorrow.
She is a member of National Science Teachers’ Association and the Oklahoma Science Teachers Association. Cora uses personal vacation time to attend workshops that make her a better science teacher and gives her students current, top-notch science experiences. Some of the workshops and internships on Ms. James list of accomplishments are: Fellowship in Biotechnology with OMRF, Bioinformatics with Dolan DNA Learning Center, McDonald Observatory NASA Workshop, and the K20 Center, Inquiry Learning Implementation. She currently is completing a Masters program in Science Education with Washington University in St. Louis, MO. In addition to attending workshops, Ms James makes presentations to NSTA teachers at national conventions.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Using iTunes and free Podcasts in the classroom
Region VII (AR, AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Arapahoe High School, Centennial, CO
Jesse Craig has been teaching at Arapahoe High School in Littleton, Colorado for 11 years. He teaches classes in Biology, Plant Biology, and Medicine. He is the Science Department Chair, a football coach, recipient of a SMART Board from the Morgridge Foundation 2009, a member of district science council, and the science audition coordinator at Arapahoe.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Hastings College in Nebraska and earned my Master’s of Arts degree from the University of Phoenix in Administration and Supervision. His wife Kacey is a nurse practitioner for Take Care and they have three children: David, 7, Addison, 4, and Drew, 19 months.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Using Moodle to Make Connections Between Science Lab and Lecture
Region VIII (CO, ID, MT, NV,UT, WY)
Choteau High School, Choteau, MT
Over 33 years, Gary has taught, High School Biology, Physics, Advanced Biology and Computer Programming. Gary graduated from the University of Montana in Zoology. He has coached Football, Basketball, and Wrestling; for twenty years with multiple team awards at the state level. He is currently the local fire chief, and has been a member of the department for twenty years.
Besides being a teacher, he has worked as a pharmacist assistant, a professional childcare worker, tail sawyer, a research entomologist and fire fighter for the U.S. Forest Service. He has been a master falconer, certified first responder, and certified to do pyrotechnic performances. Gary is the developer and coordinator of the local S.I.F.I. club (Science Is Fun Institute), is the NOAA, RAWS coordinator, participated in project feeder watch for Cornell University, and is a bass fiddle player with the Montana Fiddlers.
For fun he performs magic shows for local civic groups, Kiwanis, Lyons, and scouts. Some of his grandest illusions include sawing ladies in half and jumping off of tall buildings, on fire, into a net. His hobby is fly fishing for trout, in Montana.
Region VIII (CO, ID, MT, NV,UT, WY)
Coral Academy of Sciences, Reno, NV
Education: B.S. Biology, U. of Oregon M.Ed. Biology, U. of Oregon
Teaching Experience: Science teacher, Voza Village, Solomon Islands (Peace Corps Volunteer) Science curriculum developer, Nuku’alofa, Tonga (Peace Corps Volunteer) Biology teacher, Coral Academy of Science in Reno, Nevada
Random stuff: Science Olympiads Coach, Biology Olympiads Coach, EcoTour leader (Costa Rica, Galapagos Islands), science department chair, Nevada charter school teacher of the year, National Board Certified Teacher candidate, NSTA member.
Personal interests: Camping out West with my family, collecting bugs with my kids, running marathons, rocking out to NPR in my minivan.
Region VIII (CO, ID, MT, NV,UT, WY)
Utitah High School, Vernala, UT
I received a Bachelors degree in Biology Composite Teaching from Utah State University and attended graduate studies at the University of Idaho. As part of my graduate studies, I participated in a teaching practicum at the McCall Outdoor Science School in McCall, Idaho. This is my eighth year teaching in public schools. I have taught a diverse group of students, including a school on a Native American reservation and a rural K-12 school with multiple grade levels in a single classroom. My employment history includes working as a park ranger in Yellowstone National Park, and working as a field biologist in fisheries and forestry in Montana, Alaska, Utah, and Oregon.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Egg Digestion in a Test Tube
Region VIII (CO, ID, MT, NV,UT, WY)
Lander Valley High School, Lander, WY
My professional career began as a fisheries biologist before becoming a teacher. When I couldn’t hire college students one summer, I hired high school students. I enjoyed working with them and it was then I decided to go back to school to become a biology teacher. I have been teaching now for 18 years.
My husband Kevin and I have two college aged sons: Kyle is a senior majoring in civil engineering and Clark is a junior majoring in wildlife management. Living in Lander (near the Wind River Range) has allowed us to cultivate our hobbies of fishing, hunting, camping, and hiking.
I have been a NABT member since 2001. In April, 2007 I was appointed by the governor to be a trustee for the Wyoming Retirement System. Additionally I serve on the board of the Wyoming Education Association.
Share-A-Thon Acitivty: An Introduction to a Dichotomous Key-If the Shoes Fits...
Region VIII (CO, ID, MT, NV,UT, WY)
South Anchorage, AK
I am a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Zoology. I have taught middle school and high school science in Alaska for 18 years. I currently teach Biology and AP Biology. Every day teaching is exciting as the students and I discover new things about how amazing life and living things truly are. There have been three special experiences that have excited and refreshed me along the way. First was the opportunity to do research on variable stars at Kitt Peak as part of the TLRSBE program from NOAO. Took the opportunity to do research on the origin of galaxies using the Spitzer Space Telescope with Cal Tech astronomers. Finally I received a Murdock Partners in Science Grant to study the impact of Rapamycin on fertility in flies. This research is being published in the Geriatrics and Gerontology International.
Region IX (AK, CA, HI, OR. WA, Pacific Territories)
Rosary High School, Fullerton, CA
Linda Hodges has taught biology for over forty years. She began her career in New Jersey at Madison Township High School in Oldbridge and at Bernards High School in Bernardsville. Linda moved to California and since 1981 has taught at Fullerton's Rosary High School where she serves as Science Department chair and Science Club moderator.
Linda Hodges holds a B.A. - biological sciences, Douglass College and M.A.T. -biological sciences, Brown University. She has a published chapter in Best Practices for Teacher Leadership By Randi Stone Ed.D. and Pru Cuper, Ph.D. (Crown Press, 2004) and a section in Science Demonstration Lessons (University of California, Irvine, 1989).
In 2004, Radio Shack awarded Linda their National Teacher Award. The American Red Cross awarded her the Most Inspirational Teacher award in 2002 and their Blood Sponsor award in 2009.
Linda works to cultivate social consciousness in her students and to further their interest in science. She feels blessed to teach the subject she loves in a school that supports her efforts.
Share-A-Thon Activity: Elvirus, Infector of the Dark
Region IX (AK, CA, HI, OR. WA, Pacific Territories)
Lakewood High School, North Lakewood, WA
Mike Fellows is a science teacher at Lakewood High School in the Lakewood School District, in the state of Washington. His teaching career spans 20+ years and he has taught both junior and senior high school courses during that time, all at Lakewood. He received his BA in Biology from Linfield College in 1983, his BS in Wildlife Science from Oregon State University in 1984, and his MS in Biology from Central Washington University in 1992. His students describe him as a teacher who cares deeply about them as individuals and their futures. He is described as a teacher who feels there is always more to be learned - from both his colleagues and his students! Mike has also been a lead teacher for several years in the Science Education Partnership program through the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (a program that provides professional development for teachers to learn and use molecular biology techniques).
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Region IX (AK, CA, HI, OR. WA, Pacific Territories)
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