Local teacher a state finalist for national award
Press Staff | Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 3 years, 9 months AGO
A local teacher has been named a state finalist for the National Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).
Shanna Marshall, a fourth grade teacher at Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities, part of the Coeur d’Alene School District, was named the Idaho science finalist for PAEMST. Two other Idaho elementary math and science teachers were named state finalists.
Idaho’s nominated science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) instructors were selected by a panel of mathematics and science education experts. Applications will now be sent to the National Science Foundation for a rigorous national-level review. If selected, nominees will become Idaho’s national awardees.
According to the PAEMST national website, this award recognizes educators who have “deep content knowledge of the subjects they teach and the ability to motivate and enable students to be successful in those areas.”
National winners are recognized by the White House and receive a paid trip to Washington, D.C., a certificate signed by the president and a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation.
Winners are expected to be announced by the White House this summer.