Teachers In Space

Teacher in Space trainee Pam Leestma (http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2005/April/html/SPOT-Space.html) has been named by the US Department of Education to receive the National Award of American Stars of Teaching. The award was presented at the National Private Schools Conference in Washington, DC. 

Pam, who has been teaching for 33 years, was chosen for the way she incorporates space into her classroom lesson plans. In addition to teaching, she has served as a part-time flight director at the Challenger Learning Center in Carson and a board member of the Orange County Space Society.

Read more about Pam from the City of Bellflower the Long Beach Press Telegram.