Edmonds teacher honored at White House
Bob Shepard, a fifth-grade teacher at Seaview Elementary School in Edmonds, was selected and honored for the 2014-15 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. Shepard received a plaque and cash award, and was honored with other recipients — including fellow Innovation winner Ryan Monger of Sultan High School — at a July 17 ceremony at the White House in Washington D.C.
Each year, Shepard provides an opportunity for his students to raise and release salmon in a local stream, as well as to help restore a creek by removing invasive species and planting native vegetation.
Werner is Regional Teacher of the Year
Granite Falls High School manufacturing teacher Michael Werner was named the Regional Teacher of the Year by Northwest Educational Service District 189. The Northwest ESD offers support and technical assistance to 30 school districts in Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties. Werner is now in the running for the Washington State Teacher of the Year Award.
Earlier this year, Werner was honored with a statewide award from the Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing as its first Innovative Teacher of the Year.
Werner is perhaps best known for starting the Eco Car program at the high school in 2009. Each year, students build a car to compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas.
A man of many talents, Werner was selected to machine Audi’s first V-8 engine after graduating in 1979 with the top score in his native Switzerland as a machinist. His woodturning art also was displayed at a 2005 Smithsonian exhibit. At the high school, he has blended such new and Old World skills to create a top manufacturing program.
EvCC instructor leads sciences effort
Everett Community College biology instructor Pamela Pape-Lindstrom led an effort funded by a National Science Foundation grant to create a certification process for the Partnership for Undergraduate Life Science Education.
The PULSE project helps teams of life science faculty members from community colleges, universities and colleges transform their program of undergraduate biology education to emphasize scientific reasoning, critical thinking, laboratory work and student research. Pape-Lindstrom worked with a group of 10 faculty members across the country to develop the program.
Head counselor honored by Rotary
Margaret Daniels, head counselor at Brier Terrace Middle School, was the June Rotary Club of Alderwood Terrace Educator of the Month.
“She pours her heart into advocating for students, supporting teachers and helping parents,” Principal Alex Alexander said. “One can hear her saying often, ‘We have to show kids that it’s fun to be an adult, so they look forward to growing up!’”
Edmonds given WASA awards
The Washington Association of School Administrators at its annual luncheon recognized Edmonds School Board President Diana White and Director of Assessment, Research and Evaluation Nancy Katims. White received the Community Leadership Award. She also serves on the board of The Hazel Miller Foundation. Katims, who is retiring this summer, received the Student Leadership Award for her knowledge and expertise in the area of assessment, research, and evaluation.
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