Hawley Teacher Selected To Attend Academy

Hawley Elementary School teacher Lea Attanasio was selected from more than 1,200 teachers nationwide to attend the 2010 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J.

Mrs Attanaio is one of third- through fifth-grade teachers from around the country selected to attend the intensive one-week, all-expense paid professional development program this summer.

A panel of educators from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Science Teachers Association selected Mrs Attanasio to attend the academy. The panel based their decision on her qualifications, dedication to inspiring students at an early age and her overall commitment to enhancing the teaching profession.

While at the academy, scheduled for July 18–23, teachers will discover new ways to excite students using experiments that demonstrate various math and science concepts, including force, gravity, and probability. The academy curriculum works to deepen teachers’ understanding of these principles by conducting hands-on experiments that they can share with their students in the classroom.