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Somerset, NJ Science Standards Specialist, Great Minds PBC Physical Geography Adjunct Professor Prior Profession: Expertise: Visited all 50 of our wonderful States! 25+ years as a PD provider; NJ State Standards efforts; Teacher at Sea (hydrography GA coast; hydrothermal vents OR; IPEV sediment Chile), Earthwatch Expedition Educator (Jamaica, Sierra Nevadas, Ecuador, Kenya) NASA SOFIA Ambassador, HHMI BioInteractive Ambassador, CLEAN Ambassador, AMS Certified Teacher | The world is a wonderful place beckoning our exploration. Go with an open mind & immerse yourself in all its splendor. Then come back & tells us about your experiences! This picture was taking in 2017 during a NESTA sponsored trip to Iceland. |
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Susan Kelly Litchfield, CT 7-12 ES & Physics Teacher (NY & CT) Prior Profession: Expertise: Accomplishments: Thanks to publicly available data, there is relative ease in being able to orchestrate collaborations between students, teachers, & scientists in order to investigate pressing ESS issues | REGION II
Andrew Boyd New Hartford, NY Earth Science Teacher (14 yrs) Expertise: Accomplishments: Past Chairperson of STANYS Mohawk Valley Section I love teaching about a topic that surrounds us and can be made local wherever you are. | REGION III ![]() Billy Goodman Montclair, NJ Teacher (16 yrs) Prior Profession: Expertise: Accomplishments: American Physical Society Science - Writing Award for “The Planet Hunters” AAAS Travel Fellowship to Antarctica I love learning about the natural world; teaching allows me to do that and encourage that in others. | REGION IV |
REGION V Jay Sinclair Milan, MI (((Current Profession))) Prior Profession: Expertise: Accomplishments: (((couple sentences that state how you love ESS or how you became a teacher. aaaaaaaaaaaa a a aaaaaaaaa a aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaaaa aaaaaa aaaaaa))) | REGION VI ![]() Dana Smith Nicollet, MN MS & HS Science Teacher (22 years) Expertise: Accomplishments: We live here and need to understand how the Earth works so that we can keep living here. We can't protect what we don't understand. | REGION VII
Matthew Haverty Tuscan, AZ HS Science Teacher (20 yrs) Expertise: Accomplishments: We need to spread the wonder that Earth provides to its future caretakers, our students | REGION VIII
Laura Orr Ukiah, OR Science Teacher - all science classes— grades 5-12 (17 yrs) Prior Profession: Expertise: Accomplishments: 2014 NAGT Oregon State Outstanding ES Teacher of Year; THEMIS/GEONS Ambassador; NASA Special Appreciation Award for services to THEMIS Mission "Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent, and original manner possible" - Richard Feynman |