Nominations Due Nov. 1 for TOTY
Nominations are open for the 2005 AAPG Teacher of the Year award
Nominations
are open for the 2005 AAPG Teacher of the Year award — but the
nominating deadline is looming.
Nominations
must be made by each AAPG Section by Nov. 1.
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Nominations
are open for the 2005 AAPG Teacher of the Year award — but the
nominating deadline is looming.
Nominations
must be made by each AAPG Section by Nov. 1.
The award,
presented annually by the AAPG Foundation, honors excellence in
the teaching of natural resources in earth sciences for grades K-12.
The prize
is $5,000, presented at the 2005 AAPG Convention, which will be
held June 19-22 in Calgary, Canada.
The award
is split: $2,500 goes to the school for educational use under the
teacher's supervision, and $2,500 goes to the teacher for personal
use.
Also included
is an expense paid trip to the Calgary meeting to receive the award
during the All Convention Luncheon.
Requirements
for the award include:
- A
minimum of three years full-time teaching at any K-12 level.
- Teaching
at least one unit per year on natural resources.
- A
scientific study of these resources — origin, discovery, extraction
and historic and present use — and a look at the preservation
of the environment, reclamation, conservation and the use of earth
science knowledge in decision making.
- The
teacher's teaching philosophy and methods.
The selection
process begins at the local society level. Each Society submits
its winning teacher to their AAPG Section. Each Section then nominates
a candidate for the national competition. A judging committee then
selects the winner from the six nominees.
For more
information visit
the Web site.