Awards
AEP Award
The Association of Educational Publishers honored Vernier Software & Technology with a Distinguished Achievement Award for Go!Temp in the category of Instructional Materials. This award is one of several honors Go!Temp has received, including Technology & Learning's Award of Excellence, a 5-star review by Multimedia & Internet @ Schools, and selection by SIIA as a Codie Finalist.
Ecology/Environmental Science Teaching Award
Congratulations to Gabriel Roman Ayyavoo for winning the Vernier/NABT Ecology Environmental Science Teaching Award! Mr. Ayyavoo teaches biology, chemistry, and environmental science at Francis Libermann Catholic HS in Toronto, Canada.
The Ecology/Environmental Science Teaching Award, sponsored by Vernier Software & Technology, recognizes secondary school teachers who have successfully developed and demonstrated an innovative approach to teaching ecology/environmental science and have carried his/her commitment to the environment into the community.
According to Mr. Ayyavoo, "My teaching of science education incorporates the deliberation of real-world ecological issues, mostly by kinesthetic investigations. I believe in a curriculum that challenges students to observe, explain, and apply strategies to solve crisis."
Vernier Technology Award
Full-time science teachers from elementary to college level are eligible to apply for the Vernier Software & Technology/NSTA Award. Vernier will provide up to seven awards, each valued at $3000, for educators who demonstrate innovative uses of data-collection technology using a computer, graphing calculator, or other handheld device in the science classroom.
The awards will be given to one elementary teacher, two middle school teachers, three high school teachers and one college-level educator. Each will receive a $1000 cash award, $1000 in Vernier equipment, and $1000 towards travel and expenses to attend NSTA's National Convention in 2006. Entries will be judged by a panel of experts appointed by NSTA and are due by October 14, 2005. Go to www.vernier.com/grants/nsta.html for guidelines, a grant application, and profiles of last year's winners.