The Christa McAuliffe Center
Fellowship Winners
Mississippi
Carolyn Murphree
Hernando Middle School
893 Oak Grove Rd.
Hernando, MS 38632
"Project Infinity" will establish a training module, including staff
development activities, for teachers to to enable them to meet the
needs at-risk students in mathematics. (1990)
Katherine D. Owens
Pascagoula Junior High
2234 Pascagoula St.
Pascagoula, MS 39567
The "Project Sio4AL (Science is for all Learners)" focuses on researching
and developing activities and training teachers for the purpose of
implementing instructional techniques that will improve science teaching
in the middle grades. A manual will be developed and field tested. (1991)
Jacqueline Rogers
Collins High School
Old Highway #49 P.O. Box 1479
Collins, MS 39428
The "Writing Across the Curriculum" project is based on the idea that
writing can function as a central feature in the educational development
of the students. This project trained teachers from all disciplines to
involve their students in the writing process. (1987)
Vicki Fortson Shirley
Corinth High School
1310 Harper Rd.
Corinth, MS 38834
"MATHEMATICS 2000" is a staff development program
designed to facilitate teacher growth and development
in mathematics. Statewide workshops will be held and
materials will be distributed. (1992)
Ken Wester
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Sciences
P.O. Box W-1627
Columbus, MS 39701
kwester@msms.doe.x12.ms.us
The "True Science" project took thirty-two teachers from various
schools and placed them in a summer workshop. After completing
the workshop, the teachers left not only with the activities, but
with all the supplies needed to run the activities for a class of
thirty students. (1993)
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