Bryan Smith Bethlehem, NH | K-6, Science, 2018

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

Bryan Smith has been teaching for 18 years. For the last eight years, he has taught fourth grade at Bethlehem Elementary School. Bryan taught special education and behavioral support at Lakeway Elementary School in Littleton, NH for three years and taught a behavioral program at Searsmont, ME for seven years. He believes that it is through scientific inquiry and the engineering process that students are best able to build enduring cross curriculum understanding. Bryan is active with the Gulf of Maine Institute promoting stewardship and education. He has collaborated in science fairs and led Destination Imagination teams. As a science content lead in NH’s Performance Assessment of Competency Education system, Bryan has collaborated on creating science assessments. He is also a member of the Bethlehem Elementary School's computer science planning committee and science committee, and co-facilitates the afterschool science and tech club. He received his individualized B.S., with honors, from Charter Oak State College in human services. Bryan is certified in special education K-12, kindergarten through eighth grade elementary, and teacher of students with emotional challenges. His special education certification program was completed at The University of Maine and he is completing his individualized M.S.Ed. in leadership and curriculum development at Walden University.

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• 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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