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NSTA FELLOW AWARD
This award recognizes extraordinary contributions to science education through
personal commitment to education, specifically science teaching or science;
educational endeavors and original work that position recipients as exemplary
leaders in their field; significant contributions to the profession that reflect
dedication to NSTA as well the entire educational community.
The NSTA Fellow Award is a prestigious award that recognizes an NSTA
member for long standing service to science education at the local, state, and
national level. The NSTA Fellow is recognized as an ambassador for the
advancement of science and science education for students, teachers, and the
community at large.Awardees will receive a formal citation and a commemorative
pin designed to signify the importance of this award and will be honored at the
NSTA National Conference.
Kathryn Scantlebury is unique in the science education
community in that her scholarship effectively spans the
work of practitioners and researchers. She believes that
the true measure of her work is its ability to productively
impact the professional lives of science teachers, learners,
and science teacher educators. Scantlebury is a frequent presenter at NSTA
meetings and at meetings of science and general education researchers (e.g.,
American Educational Research Association, Association of Science Teacher
Education, European Science Education Research Association, and NARST).
She has presented her women and gender equity research in science education
around 350 times at international, national, and regional conferences and
symposia and is a widely recognized name in the national and international
science education community. In addition to her scholarship, she has served
in numerous leadership roles. Particularly noteworthy is her service on the
Boards of Directors of NARST, NSTA and Gender and Education, as well
as her membership on varied committees related to equity. Scantlebury’s
work has had a significant impact on the field. “Kate is one of the rare
outstanding science educators who sincerely cares about K–16 classroom
teaching and learning, research, and service to the entire science education
community,” says Judith Sweeney Lederman, College of Science, Illinois
Institute of Technology.
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