IMSAŽ Math Teacher Named Illinois Finalist for Presidential Teaching Award
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AURORA-- Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) mathematics teacher Ruth Dover of Aurora has been named one of three Illinois finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The Presidential Awardees will be announced in the spring of 2008.
Dover, a mathematics teacher at IMSA since 1991, was chosen based on criteria including: subject-matter competence; sustained professional growth in science or mathematics and in the art of teaching; ability to engage students through a variety of teaching strategies; ability to foster curiosity and to generate excitement about the uses of science and mathematics, and an experimental and innovative attitude in their approach to teaching.
The PAEMST Program was established by The White House in 1983 and is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Presidential Award is given to outstanding K-12 science and mathematics teachers in every state and the four U.S. jurisdictions. Since 1983, more than 2,000 teachers have been selected as Presidential Awardees including former IMSA mathematics teachers Susan Eddins, Chuck Hamberg and Ray Klein.
Dover teaches Calculus and pre-Calculus and is also a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) and the Metropolitan Mathematics Club of Chicago (MMC).
The internationally recognized Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) develops creative, ethical leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As a teaching and learning laboratory created by the State of Illinois, IMSA enrolls academically talented Illinois students (grades 10-12) in its advanced, residential college preparatory program. It also serves thousands of educators and students in Illinois and beyond through innovative instructional programs that foster imagination and inquiry. (www.imsa.edu)