Ragan Webb Columbia, MO | K-6, Science, 2012

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

Ragan Webb has been an educator for 15 years and has spent the past 11 years teaching in Columbia Public Schools. She currently teaches fourth grade at Fairview Elementary School and has held this position for 3 years. Prior to that, Ragan was a science specialist for Columbia Public Schools. She has taught third grade at West Park Elementary School and seventh through eighth grade science at Immaculate Conception School. Ragan’s passion for science teaching goes beyond the classroom. She organizes science field experiences for all fourth grade students at Fairview Elementary School. Through her partnership with the University of Missouri’s Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education program and 2BGreen grant, her students participate in ongoing ecological research. Ragan has also chaperoned students on a trip to Wyoming’s Teton Science School. Ragan is a leader in her school community, where she has helped write curriculum and train teachers. University students and colleagues have observed her in order to learn best practices in teaching inquiry-based science. She has also presented at local, state, and national conferences. Ragan has a Bachelor of Educational Studies and an M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Missouri. She is certified in first through sixth grade elementary education.

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