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HTHS Faculty Member Receives Nation's Highest Mathematics Teaching Honor
HTHS Faculty Member Receives Nation's Highest Mathematics Teaching HonorPrestigious accolades keep coming for Hamilton Local School District teachers. Hamilton Township High School math teacher, Carole Morbitzer learned that she is Ohio's mathematics recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This is the highest honor a mathematics or science teacher can receive.

"Being honored with the Presidential Award as one of our Nation's top mathematics teachers is humbling. I eagerly go to work every day, focused on giving my best to my students because they deserve nothing less," explained Morbitzer. "Each student learns differently and that challenges me to always make material relevant, interesting, and fun. I will share this honor with all of my students because this recognition is a result of our collective hard work."

The White House released this announcement and information yesterday afternoon.

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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
June 11, 2012

President Obama Honors Outstanding Math and Science Teachers

WASHINGTON, DC -- President Obama today named 97 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The educators will receive their awards in Washington, DC later this month.

The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is awarded annually to outstanding K-12 science and mathematics teachers from across the country. The winners are selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians, and educators following an initial selection process done at the state level. Each year the award alternates between teachers teaching kindergarten through 6th grade and those teaching 7th through 12th grades. The 2011 awardees named today teach 7th through 12th grades.

Winners of this Presidential honor receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation to be used at their discretion. They also are invited Washington, DC, for an awards ceremony and several days of educational and celebratory events, including visits with members of Congress and the Administration.

President Obama has committed to strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and prepare 100,000 effective science and mathematics teachers over the next decade. These commitments build on the President’s “Educate to Innovate” campaign, which has attracted more than $700 million in donations and in-kind support from corporations, philanthropies, service organizations, and others to help bolster science and technology education in the classroom.

“America’s success in the 21st century depends on our ability to educate our children, give our workers the skills they need, and embrace technological change. That starts with the men and women in front of our classrooms. These teachers are the best of the best, and they stand as excellent examples of the kind of leadership we need in order to train the next generation of innovators and help this country get ahead,” said President Obama.


View the entire press release here.