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This award is named after Dr. Emma Walton who has been and continues to be a strong advocate and champion of science education K–College at the local, state, and national levels.
Dr. Emma Walton is an Alaskan educator with expertise in science teaching, science materials and professional development. She taught for 10 years, served as a science supervisor for 19 years for the Anchorage School District and spent four years as a program director at the National Science Foundation. Upon retirement, she was elected NSTA President. She has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska, served on the Board of ASTA and has been involved with the GLOBE program and related activities.
Her most recent work has included consulting on a CD Rom project titled, Arctic Connections, serving as the evaluator to a project titled, Rural Access to Technical Education and serving as the evaluator to a project titled, Development of an Alaska Earth Systems Field School. Presently she is working with the NASA Explorer Schools program in Alaska, working with an NSF project titled, MapTeach & working with an NSF project titled, Improved Online STEM Instruction for Rural Alaskan Native Students.
GUIDELINES
The Alaska Science Teachers Association annually awards one citation
for distinguished service in the field of science education. ASTA
members are invited to share in the selection process by sending
nominations of Alaska educators to ASTA for review by the Awards
and Recognitions Committee.
The award is designed to recognize Alaska educators who have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of science education in the sciences and science teaching. Each award consists of up to $500 to travel to the biannual Alaska Math/Science Conference, where a formal citation and a suitable token of appreciation for the outstanding service rendered by the recipient will be given.
ASTA Awards and Recognitions Committee Checklist
Excellence of contribution to science education in Alaska is the main criterion for selection of the recipients. Among the types of outstanding services that are considered by the committee are:
(1) Unique or extraordinary accomplishments in science teaching.
(2) Active leadership in science and/or science education. Check all
that apply.
_______ At the local level
_______ At the state level
_______ At the national level
(3) Noteworthy scholarly contributions to science education at any
level.
(4) Focusing of public attention on the need for improvement and better
support of science education.
(5) Direct and substantial contributions to the improvement of science
education at any level.
(6) Contributions over a significant period of time.
(7) Overall excellence of contributions.
The 2008 application can be downloaded here