2004-5-12
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education
Report.
Five high school teachers are the winners of an international
award from the computer technology company Intel in the United
States. The award honors excellence in the teaching of mathematics
and science. The program is also meant as a way to help the winners
share their ideas with other teachers.
The five teachers won trips to the
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held this week in
Portland, Oregon. Each of the teachers also received more than
three-thousand dollars in prize winnings. Each winner will also be
able to request up to ten-thousand dollars to pay for establishing
their programs in other schools.
The winners are from Argentina, Japan, Ukraine and the United
States. Maria Adela Moyano de Burt teaches biology at a high school
in Concepcion City, Argentina. Her program unites local students and
adults to work on research projects. These involve the environment
and behavioral science. The goal is to develop ways to help improve
the quality of life in their area.
Akihiko Shindo teaches at a high school in Okayama, Japan. The
award information says he presents students with scientific methods
usually taught only at the university level. He has also developed a
four-day camp for high school students to learn about scientific
technology and nature.
Paul Pshenichka teaches physics in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. He
established a group for students to work with scientific advisers
and receive support for research. Students in his program take part
in Ukrainian national and international scientific conferences and
competitions.
Roberta Tanner teaches physics in Loveland, Colorado. She
developed a class that permits students to design and build their
own engineering and electronics projects.
Wafa Khalil teaches in Miami, Florida. She developed a course of
study about forms of energy like power from the sun. Students
investigate energy use around the world. This includes the economic
and environmental effects.
Intel calls its International Science and Engineering Fair "the
world's largest pre-college celebration of science." More than
one-thousand high school students from forty countries are
presenting science projects in Portland this week.
This VOA Special English Education Report was written by Nancy
Steinbach. This is Steve Ember.