Pine Trail Elementary School teacher Becky Pittard has won the nation's highest level of recognition for a kindergarten-through-12th-grade math teacher. Pittard has been a teacher for 20 years, and teaches 4th and 5th grade students. She won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. She also will receive $10,000 in cash and an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. for a White House awards ceremony in the fall.
The Presidential Award has been won by approximately 3,900 teachers since 1983. 87 math and science teachers won in 2008. They were recognized for their contributions to teaching and learning.
East Volusia News reports, "Pittard, 58, said teaching students and other educators is her calling. 'I just love it and because it is my passion, I spend an enormous amount of time learning how to become a better teacher,' she said.
"To engage children, she said she brings math to their world and level by using real-world situations. Children might conduct experiments and analyze data from a state park, learn division by talking about how to share items at parties, or learn fraction skills with Hershey bars. 'I'm a firm believer that you just don't be creative for the sake of being creative,' she said. 'I like to tell stories along with my math, but it's not just to engage children, it's really based on research strategies.'"
Read more about Ms. Pittard at the East Volusia News story.
Congratulations to Becky Pittard!
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