Awards and Fellows

Awards

STANYS Excellence in Science Teaching Award

THE STANYS MISSION

The Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS) promotes excellence in science education. Its mission is to work with educators and communities to provide opportunities for all students to participate in and learn science.

To qualify for this award the Excellence in Teaching Entry Form must be submitted with the following:

Philosophy of Science Teaching

Describe your vision of what constitutes excellence in science teaching and learning.

Implementation of Philosophy of Science Teaching

Describe how you attempt to make your philosophy a reality. For example, you may describe your approaches in teaching sample lessons or units, projects, videos, special programs, community services, etc.

Effectiveness of the Philosophy

Provide evidence to demonstrate your success in implementing your philosophy. Evidence could include, but is not limited to activities such as: sample student work, videos, pictures, slides, newspaper articles, published work, and letters of support from people such as students, parents, colleagues, administrators, supervisors, etc.

Professional Involvement

Describe professional activities in which you have been involved in the past three years. Activities could include, but are not limited to:

Workshops (attended and /or given)

Published materials
Courses/seminars/staff development (attended and / or taught)
Conferences (attended and / or planned)
Offices held in professional organizations
Awards or Honors
Grants

Scoring Guide
Points
2	Philosophy	Does it reflect the mission of STANYS?
5	Implementation	Effectiveness of strategies to meet the philosophy.
5	Effectiveness	Quality and variety of evidence that illustrates the success of the philosophy.
2	Professional	Evidence of teacher as a learner and leader in the science teaching field.
14 = Total number of points.