An electronic newsletter for the science education community
November/December 2007
New AAAS Prize Honors Science Teacher
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Chris Kennedy
Through its awards program, AAAS has long recognized scientists, journalists, and public
servants for significant contributions to science and to the public's understanding of
science. Now, thanks to a generous donation from a AAAS member, AAAS administers an annual
prize specifically dedicated to honoring a science teacher. The AAAS Leadership in Science
Education Prize for High School Teachers recognizes a high school teacher who has developed
an innovative and effective classroom strategy, activity, or program that contributes
to the AAAS goal of advancing science education.
Chris Kennedy, a veteran chemistry teacher at Hiram High School in Hiram, GA, is the
first winner of the $1,000 prize. Kennedy's award-winning activity was a lab on electron
configurations in the periodic table that he revised to meet new state standards for
high school science, which are based in part on AAAS Project 2061's Benchmarks
for Science Literacy. Kennedy's unique lab and his efforts to share his innovative
labs and lessons with other chemistry teachers in his district helped him win the prize.
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For more information about Chris Kennedy and his winning lab, read the AAAS
news coverage.
For details about the prize, including how to nominate a teacher for 2008, visit AAAS
Prizes.
For more information, please contact:
Project 2061 Communications Director: Mary
Koppal, (202) 326-6643
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