
Joan Shane, content specialist at Sligo Middle School, has been selected as the Maryland representative for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). This is the highest honor given by the U.S. government for K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teaching.
The award recognizes those teachers who have deep content knowledge of the subject they teach and the ability to motivate and enable students to be successful in those areas. Since the program’s inception, more than 5,200 teachers have been recognized for their contributions in the classroom and to the profession.