Northrop Grumman Foundation and Conservation International Announce Teachers Selected for 2014 ECO Classroom Ecology Field Experience
It is widely acknowledged among educators and policymakers that insufficient numbers of students are entering into science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. One way to address this issue and emphasize environmental stewardship is to motivate educators to engage students in the sciences and to bring unique learning opportunities into their classrooms with real-world curricula and hands-on experiences such as ECO Classroom.
The ECO Classroom program brings groups of public school teachers from across
The teachers and schools attending this summer are:
Team Name |
Name |
Location |
School Name |
Sound Jose |
Ngoc Hoang – team lead |
San Jose, CA |
Yerba Buena High School |
Thanh-Lam Nguyen |
San Jose, CA |
Independence High School |
|
Sara Bourbour |
San Jose, CA |
Santa Teresa High School |
|
Chris Smith |
San Jose, CA |
Piedmont Hills High School |
|
Colorado Carbon Crusaders |
Erin Zarko – team lead |
Durango, CO |
Durango High School |
Danielle Belmont |
Durango, CO |
Miller Middle School |
|
Mark Walser |
Durango, CO |
Mountain Middle School |
|
Jennifer Lavelle |
Durango, CO |
Escalante Middle School |
|
Charm City Chicas |
Susan Gottschalk-Yoder – team lead |
Baltimore, MD |
Stemmers Run Middle School |
Sara Mullin |
Baltimore, MD |
Dundalk Middle School |
|
Jennifer Greenawalt |
Baltimore, MD |
Holabird Middle School |
|
Anuradha Bajpai |
Windsor Mill, MD |
Windsor Mill Middle School |
|
Los Ecologistas Locos |
Jennifer Garcell – team lead |
Portsmouth, VA |
I.C. Norcom High School |
Cami Field |
Portsmouth, VA |
Churchland High School |
|
Paul Sarandria |
Portsmouth, VA |
Woodrow Wilson High School |
|
Leslie Bulger |
Portsmouth, VA |
Churchland Middle School |
During last year's two-week expedition, 16 ECO Classroom teachers from across
"We are in our third year of working with
"We're excited to see this group of talented teachers travel to the TEAM site in
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SOURCE
Mark Root, Northrop Grumman Corporation, 703-280-2739 (office), 571-425-2132 (cell), mark.root@ngc.com; Kevin Connor, Conservation International, 703-341-2405, kconnor@conservation.org