Congratulations to Amanda Northrup, 5th grade teacher at Riverbend Elementary School, who received the District 8 Outstanding Elementary Teacher Award presented by the North Carolina Science Teachers Association (NCSTA). The award was presented during the 2013 NSTA/NCSTA Area Conference in Charlotte, NC, which was held Thursday, November 7th during the NCSTA Session at 4:00 pm in Ballroom C of the Charlotte Westin Hotel.

District Outstanding Science Teacher Awards are presented to recognize excellence in science teaching in North Carolina, to teachers who exemplify excellent, creative, innovative teaching of science. The award is open to teachers at grade levels (elementary, middle and high school) who are current members of NCSTA. The winners will receive a plaque and one year’s membership in NCSTA.

Criteria for this award:
The nominee shall be a current member of NCSTA and an educator in North Carolina who has been in his/her present position for at least 3 years and has demonstrated exemplary teaching in the following ways: creativity in use of science teaching materials; design and use of innovative teaching plans and ideas; development and implementation of department, school, and/or school-community programs for the improvement of science instruction or the stimulation of interest in science and the learning of science; high performance in the use of supplementary materials in an exemplary manner to integrate science with other subjects; and fostering student, school, and school-community instruction programs in science.

Congratulations Ms. Northrup!