Deborah Brock Independence, KY | 7-12, Science, 2017

The official biography below was current at the time of the award.

Deborah “Debbie” Brock has been an educator for 28 years and is currently the Academic Program Consultant for Kenton County Schools. She spent 17 years teaching 11th-grade Accelerated Chemistry, 12th-grade Advanced Placement Chemistry, and 12th-grade Physics at Simon Kenton High School. Previously, Debbie taught at South Junior High School and Henderson County High School. Debbie shares her love of chemistry through demonstrations. She believes that strong teaching begins with innovative professional development. To this end, she has presented professional development for her district and has served as a teacher leader in the Northern Kentucky Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics Chemistry Alliance. She is a member of the Kentucky Science Teachers Association and served on its board of directors for nine years, including the executive board as president in 2017 and conference chair in 2018. Debbie participated in writing through-course-tasks, a component of the state Science Assessment System. She also evaluated student work on through-course-tasks, providing exemplars for teachers across the state. Debbie earned a B.A. in education from the University of Kentucky and a M.A. in education from Western Kentucky University. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in adolescent and young adult science. She is certified in secondary mathematics and chemistry.

• High-resolution version of the official portrait photograph
• Awardee holding Presidential certificate with National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources Assistant Director, Dr. Karen Marrongelle, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director, Dr. Kelvin K. Droegemeier, and National Science Foundation Chief Operating Officer, Dr. F. Fleming Crim
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