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Five InSTEP Teachers Earn National Board Honors
CET Sat Nov 27 2004

Another five graduates of the InSTEP™ program housed at the NASA-sponsored Classroom of the Future have achieved National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification. 

InSTEP, created and operated through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, is a professional development program aimed at science, technology, engineering, and math teachers. Beginning its fourth year, the program has reached more than 8,000 West Virginia teachers since 2001. Participants in the program are invited to achieve national board certification as part of their work in InSTEP, which stands for Integrating Strategies and Technology in Education Practice.

Five graduates of the InSTEP program last year achieved national board certification, and three InSTEP participants have just begun the certification process. Here are the teachers who just received notification of certification last week:

  • Mary Lou Hutchins of Wheeling, WV, a K-4 science, math, and technology teacher at Steenrod Elementary in Wheeling. She received her certification as an early childhood generalist.

  • Cheryl Altizer, of Rainelle, WV, a K-4 math, technology, and reading teacher at Danese & Divide Elementary in Danese, WV. She was certified in early and middle childhood/literacy-reading language arts.

  • Dina DuCoffe-Perrone of Bunker Hill, WV, a K-4 special education teacher at Mill Creek Intermediate in Bunker Hill. She received her certification in exceptional needs: mild to moderate disabilities—birth through young adult.

  • Ruthanne Cole of Princeton, WV, a 9-12 science teacher at Pikeview High in Princeton. She was certified in adult/young adult science biology.

  • Maura Birney of Cadiz, OH, a career and technical education teacher at the Belmont Career Center in St. Clairsville, OH. She received her certification in career and technical education.

Founded 16 years ago, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan, and nongovernmental organization dedicated to advancing the quality of teaching and learning. Certification is achieved through a rigorous, performance-based assessment that takes between one and three years to complete and measures what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do.

“We are so pleased to announce our new national board-certified InSTEP teachers,” said Kathleen Norris, project manager for InSTEP. “They now join the ranks of accomplished teachers across the United States who have demonstrated their commitment to excellence in education. I am so proud of their continued professional growth.”

Deborah Clark and Mary Jo Guidi facilitate the InSTEP Mission to Accomplished Teaching Courses that mentor and support the InSTEP candidates.

December 09, 2004

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