2009 AAAS/Subaru Essay Writing Competition for K-12 Educators

In February 2009, five science teachers were awarded the AAAS/Subaru Essay Writing Competition Award for their essays on designing science lesson plans and integrating technology in the classroom.

The awards, presented at the AAAS Annual Meeting, recognized one teacher with the first-place prize and four others with honorable mentions. The teachers, chosen from across the United States, were cited for their wealth of knowledge about bringing innovative science into the classroom.

More information about the award and the award winners can be found here.

 

First Place:	Honorable Mention:
Kathryn Pierno, Santa Cruz, California Surf Science and the Language of Middle School	Lee Brogie, Wayne, Nebraska Postcards from the Prairie Jonathan Gastel, New York, New York Integrative Laboratory Classes Turn Smart Kids into High School Scientists Dr. Steve Rapp, Abingdon, Virginia Amazing School, Amazing Students Cary Seidman, Cleveland Heights, Ohio The Vibrational Nature of Sound

 

Check out the 2008 and 2007 essay winners.