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Saipan teacher selected for science fellowship program
(NSTA) — The National Science Teachers Association, the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning, in partnership with the Amgen Foundation; Agilent Technologies Foundation; Astellas Pharma US, In.; and Bayer Corporation, announced that Michael Blasberg, a science teacher at Marianas High School, was chosen from hundreds of applications to participate as an Amgen-NSTA fellow in the 2009 NSTA New Science Teacher Academy.
The only teacher selected from the Northern Marianas, Blasberg will participate with 184 other science teachers from the United States in a year-long professional development program designed to help promote quality science teaching, enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence and improve teacher content knowledge.
“AT NSTA, we believe it is important to help educators develop their skills as teachers so that they can not only bolster student achievement, but better inspire passion for science in their students,” said Dr. Francis Eberle, executive director, NSTA. “We congratulate this year’s group of fellows and are grateful for their commitment to science education and to their students.”
Thunderbirds to fly over Saipan
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (U.S. Air Force) — The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds team is scheduled to perform a flyover with trailing smoke over Saipan International Airport at 2:20 p.m. today, Oct. 6, prior to performing a practice show on Andersen AFB for the Team Andersen Air Show ‘09.
The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform precision, aerial maneuvers to exhibit the capabilities of the modern, high-performance F-16 Wednesday, Oct. 6.
