Michael Stephen Lampert

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Michael Stephen Lampert was an American high school science teacher at West Salem High School in Salem, Oregon. [1] [2] Lampert graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Physics and pursued a PhD in Atomic Physics at Oregon State University before becoming a high school teacher. [1] [ failed verification ] [2] [ failed verification ] He has written numerous grants to fund innovative projects such as Airbag Physics, Sports Physics, and elementary school outreaches. [1]

Lampert was one of 45 winners of the 2005 Disney Teacher Award. [3] He was Oregon Teacher of the Year for 2008–2009, [4] [5] and the winner of the 2009 American Association for the Advancement of Science Leadership in Science Education Prize for High School Teachers. [2] In 2010, he was one of ten winners of the PBS Teachers Innovation Awards, [6] and the Society for Science and the Public listed him as one of ten SSP Fellows. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Loew, Tracy (25 November 2007), "He propels his pupils to appreciate science", USA Today .
  2. 1 2 3 McElroy, Molly; Ham, Becky (25 September 2009), "Oregon Teacher Wins AAAS Education Prize" , Science , 325 (5948): 1639, doi:10.1126/science.325_1637 .
  3. ↑ West Salem High School teacher wins national Disney award Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine , daps magic disney news, 11 May 2005; retrieved 2011-01-31.
  4. ↑ West Salem High School teacher named Oregon Teacher of the Year, Salem-Keizer Public Schools, 14 November 2008, retrieved 2011-01-31.
  5. ↑ Killen, John (3 October 2008), "West Salem High teacher wins statewide award", The Oregonian .
  6. ↑ PBS Teachers Innovation Awards Winners, retrieved 2011-01-31.
  7. ↑ Much, Justin (17 March 2010), "WSHS teacher, Michael Lampert, recognized by SSP", Statesman Journal , archived from the original on 16 July 2011.


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