Warner Robins, GA – The Museum of Aviation’s National STEM
Academy will recognize a Georgia STEM Teacher of the Year in 2013 with a cash
award of $1,000 and an additional $1,000 to the teachers’ school. The STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math) Teacher of the Year Award is open to any 3rdthrough 5th grade teacher who is from a Georgia School District,
public or private. The deadline
for nominations is May 15th and the winner will be announced on or
before August 1. The presentation
will be made to the teacher during the Georgia NASA Teacher’s STEM Day at the
Museum on September 28.
“We
recognize how important it is for students to learn science and math for their
future and the future of Georgia’s workforce,” said Melissa Spalding, Museum of
Aviation Director of Education. “So we want to recognize a teacher each year
who is setting the example for teaching STEM subjects in the classroom.”
The
nomination form can be found on the Museum of Aviation Education website: www.moaeducation.com. Teachers can
nominate themselves, but they must include a letter of support and reference
information from a direct supervisor. Five to six photos or a 3-minute video
must accompany each nomination showing the STEM efforts of the teacher.
The
Museum of Aviation Education Center operates fifteen different Science,
Technology, Engineering Mathematics and History-focused programs for learners
ages 4 and older under four major programs:
1. The Aviation Heritage Centerprovides guided history tours for ages 5 and older.
2. The Middle Georgia Youth Science and
Technology Center provides outreach programs and
teacher professional development at elementary and middle school sites.
3. The National STEM Academy has
10 different programs for students, adults and teachers. Aviation Connections and Experiments
features activities for K-5th grade
students which are correlated to the Georgia Performance Standards. Other programs
include outreach programs in the schools, a Flight Simulation Center, a NASA
Regional Educator Resource Center, an Air Traffic Control Classroom and
year-‘round special events, classes and summer camps.
4. STARBASE ROBINS is a 25-hour
field trip program for 5th-8th grade students funded by the
Department of Defense for Title One schools.
More
than 50,000 students, teachers and adults took part in Museum-offered programs
and classes last year. For more
information on the STEM Teacher of the Year contact Valerie Gill at
478-222-7580 or email vgill@museumofaviation.org.
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