BREAKING NEWS:
UMass-Boston Professor & BSP Key Contributor Honored
Congratulations
to Brian White, professor of Biology at UMass-Boston, for
winning the 2008 Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished
Teaching. Brian has supported the BSP since the start of the
Partnership, and currently serves on the Articulation Team
and is a member of the Vertical Planning Group. We are excited
that someone whose contribution is so highly valued by the
BSP is being acknowledged for the quality of his teaching
by the University.
Boston Public School Teachers
Honored
Boston Public School teacher Matt Anthes-Washburn
has been a 2008 recipient of the prestigious ‘Presidential
Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching’,
presented by the National Science Foundation. This award is
the nation’s highest honor for teachers of mathematics
and science and recognizes exemplary contributions to improving
teaching and learning. Matt is currently a teacher at Boston
International High School.
Boston Public School teacher
Kristen Cacciatore has been a 2008 recipient of the exclusive
‘Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence’, presented
annually by the Amgen Foundation. This award recognizes extraordinary
contributions by educators who are elevating the level of science
literacy through creativity in the classroom and motivation
of students. Kristen is currently a teacher at East Boston High
School.
More
about Matt & Kristen to follow.