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2003-2004 School Year
Jane Maczuzak Travels Once More To Japan
Lake Ridge Academy’s Upper School Science Department
Chair and biology teacher, Jane Maczuzak, recently returned from
her second consecutive trip to Japan as a Fulbright Memorial Fund
Master Teacher Program (MTP) participant. While in Japan, she attended
and led professional development workshops and participated in a
panel discussion along with Hector Ibarra from Iowa and Dwight Sieggreen
from Michigan on science education in the United States for the
Japanese Ministry of Education. Jane also served as mentor for 2003
MTP participants.
As an extension of her Fulbright experience, Maczuzak
developed a program that connects students in Ohio, Oklahoma, and
Hiroshima, Japan via the Internet. Using live cams, the students
will compare and exchange information about their respective location’s
environmental problems.
The students will explore the natural history and
environment of their own distinct biomes through field investigation
and problem-based activities. During the first semester, students
will concentrate on watershed analysis and then, progress to biodiversity
and soil analysis for the second semester. Exchange of their research
and other information by the three groups will be done through Internet
live cam sessions.
Maczuzak has received the National Association
of Biology Teachers’ Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for
Ohio, the Presidential Award for Secondary Science Teaching, RadioShack
National Teachers Award, Wooster College’s Exemplar Teaching
Award and was named Ohio Academy of Science Women in Science, Engineering,
and Mathematics Consortium Exemplar.
Ron Adams participates in Science Workshop
Lake Ridge Academy’s fourth and fifth grade
science teacher, Ron Adams, participated in the Science and Our
Food Supply workshop, a joint project between the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) and the National Science Teachers Association
(NSTA). One of twenty-five selected middle-level science educators
from United States, Adams had the opportunity to be involved in
this multi-dimensional professional development program.
The teachers met in Washington D.C. for a weeklong
workshop addressing the issues of food science and safety. The sessions
included lectures by food science specialists and government officials,
visits to government and industry facilities, and hands-on practice
with curriculum materials. Participants are expected to implement
the FDA/NSTA Science and Our Food Supply programming in the fall
at their respective schools. In addition, they are obligated to
present follow-up workshops for their colleagues. The program is
designed to heighten student awareness surrounding our nation’s
food supply chain and food safety practices.
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