Carly Baldwin Ashland, KY | 7-12, Science, 2015

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

Carly Baldwin has been an educator for eight years, teaching science at Boyd County High School for the past two years. Carly has taught Introduction to Physics and Biology, and currently teaches 10th grade Chemistry and Advanced Placement Chemistry. Carly’s students explore growth mindsets through #MindsetMondays and GeniusHour (projects that ask students to research, create, and present their passion products), and through games from breakoutedu.com that utilize problem solving and bring the excitement of escape rooms to the classroom. Carly’s professionalism extends to teacher leadership. She serves as a 2015–2017 Kentucky Hope Street Fellow, working to engage policymakers, and is a member of the Classroom Teachers Enacting Positive Solutions team, where she conducted action research on Genius Hour. Carly was published in Kentucky Teacher Magazine describing her teacher leadership journey. She is a member of the Kentucky Department of Education’s Teacher Advisory Council and has led professional learning for the Kentucky State Elevating and Celebrating Teachers and Teaching (ECET2) convocation, and the Kentucky Education Association’s Let’s Talk conferences. Carly earned a B.A. in biology from Murray State University and a M.Ed. from the University of Tennessee at Martin. She is a National Board Certified High School Teacher and is certified in chemistry and biology.

• High-resolution version of the official portrait photograph
• Awardee holding Presidential certificate between Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director, Dr. John P. Holdren, and Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation, Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy.
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