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2012
Virginia Outstanding Biology Teacher Award Deadline May1
Every year, the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (OBTA) program attempts
to recognize an outstanding biology educator (grades 7-12) in each of the 50
states; Washington, DC; Canada; Puerto Rico; and overseas territories.
Candidates for this award do not have to be NABT members, but they must have at
least three years public, private, or parochial school teaching experience. A
major portion of the nominee's career must have been devoted to the teaching of
biology/life science, and candidates are judged on their teaching ability and
experience, cooperativeness in the school and community, inventiveness,
initiative, and student-teacher relationships. OBTA recipients are honored at a
special event during the NABT Professional Development Conference sponsored by
BIOZONE; microscopes from Leica Microsystems, Inc.; and certificates and a
complimentary one-year membership from NABT.
The deadline for the
Virginia Outstanding Biology Teacher Award is fast approaching. The Virginia
recipient of the OBTA will be honored at the annual VAST Conference in
Williamsburg and at the annual Virginia Association of Biology Teachers
Conference. The recipient will also be invite to attend the annual NABT
Conference in Dallas, TX to accept the award for the state of Virginia. For more
information and/or to obtain an application packet, please contact Kathy Frame
VA OBTA Director via email at chuckframe@aol.com. All application packets
are due May 1.
From the 2011 Professional Development Institute
Make plans to attend the 2012 PDI! Here is what one of our members said about this year's professional development institute:
"...Wow! I was like a kid in the candy store. It was hard to choose which workshops to attend from the smorgasbord of options. I filled my days with learning about white-tailed deer, tried and true science experiments that wow your audience, proven lessons in light and sound, and best practices on teaching vocabulary to our ELL and SPED students. I took home a load of information, hand-outs, "freebies" and materials. "
~ Quote from PDI participant Jeff Peake, 5th grade teacher at Skyline Middle School, Harrisonburg City Public Schools
To see pictures from the PDI, check out the VAST Facebook page here.
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