[neact] Fwd: Linda Froschauer Takes Helm as NSTA President

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      
CONTACT:
Cindy Workosky
National Science Teachers Assn.
(703) 312-9248
cworkosky@xxxxxxxx
 
 
Linda K. Froschauer Takes Helm as 2006-2007 President of National Science 
Teachers Association
 
ARLINGTON, VA, May 31, 2006-On June 1, Linda K. Froschauer, a middle school 
teacher and K-8 Science Department Chair at the Weston Public Schools, in 
Weston Connecticut, will become the 2006-07 President of the National Science 
Teachers Association (NSTA). 
 
Froschauer began her teaching career as an elementary school teacher in 
Matteson, Illinois; moved on to middle level teaching at the Greenwich Public 
Schools, in Greenwich, Connecticut; and has been with the Weston Public Schools 
since 1985. She also serves as K-8 science department chair/mentor teacher. 
Outside the classroom she has worked as an instructor for Chicago's Museum of 
Science and Industry; as a writer/consultant for many publications; and as a 
field editor, reviewer, and consultant for numerous organizations.
 
Froschauer's theme for her presidency is Quality Science Teachers - Essential 
to America's Future, focusing heavily on providing support and mentoring for 
pre-service teachers and those new to the teaching profession.
 
For more than 30 years, Froschauer has been a leader and active member of NSTA. 
In 1976, she was named the first Preschool/Elementary Division Director to 
serve on the NSTA Board of Directors. She later worked on many NSTA committees, 
including the International Convention Planning Committee, the 
Preschool/Elementary Committee, and the Informal Education Committee, and she 
has chaired both the Awards and Recognition Committee and the Committee on 
Nominations. She also has served as Middle Level Division Director, worked on 
the Committee and Board Operations Task Force, and led the development of 
NSTA's first Family Science Day. 
 
Froschauer has been involved in numerous other professional organizations. She 
has served as president of the Connecticut Science Supervisors Association 
(CSSA), the National Middle Level Science Teachers Association (NMLSTA), and 
the Council for Elementary Science International (CESI). She is also a member 
of the Connecticut Academy for Education in Mathematics, Science, and 
Technology; the Association of Presidential Awardees in Science Teaching; and 
the Society of Elementary Presidential Awardees. She has been actively involved 
in Project 2061, a national effort to improve science education sponsored by 
the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  
 
Froschauer was chosen as a Connecticut Science Educators Fellow and named 
Weston Teacher of the Year in 1999. Her other awards and accomplishments 
include receiving the NSTA Distinguished Teaching Award, Middle Level, in 2001; 
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification, also in 2001; 
the CSSA Charles Simone Award for Outstanding Leadership in Science Education 
in 1998; a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science 
Teaching in 1993; and the Educational Press Association of America's 
Distinguished Achievement Award in 1991. 
 
Froschauer earned a BS degree in education from Northern Illinois University, 
an MA in science teaching from Governors State University, and a sixth-year 
degree in curriculum and supervision from Southern Connecticut State University.
 
The Arlington, VA-based National Science Teachers Association is the largest 
professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in 
science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership includes more 
than 55,000 science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, 
business and industry representatives, and others involved in science 
education. 
 
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