With grateful and loving honor, we announce the new "W.I.S.E. Award" in the Student Ideas for a Better America™ program: "Frances O. Williamson Inventions in Science Education". The National Museum of Education is looking for creative students (PreK-12+College)! Enter any idea for a new way to demonstrate an educational concept, an idea for a new product, or an improvement for an existing product or procedure. Monetary prizes are awarded each month! This is an ongoing contest and there is no deadline! |
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Sponsored by the Sealed Air Corporation Role and Function: Designed, Created, Administered & Provided Semi-Finalist Judging Number of Years: 4 Years Winners Gallery: Congratulations to these winners! |
Role and Function: Designed, Created, Administered & Judged Number of Years: 1 Winners Gallery: Congratulations to these winners! |
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Role and Function: Designed, Created, Administered & Judged Number of Years: 1 Winners Gallery: Congratulations to these winners! |
Role and Function: Designed, Organized & Implemented Number of Years: 6 |
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Role and Function: Designed, Collaborated, Organized & Implemented Number of Years: 8 |
Role and Function: Created, wrote, and implemented Design Challenges in conjunction with Space Day events Number of Years: 4 |
COMPETITIONS & PROGRAMS | ROLE & FUNCTION | NUMBER OF YEARS |
National Gallery for America's Young Artists™ | Designed, Created, Administered & Judged | 1 Year to Date |
Rubber Band Contest, sponsored by the University of Akron, ACS, and the Akron Global Polymer Academy | Designed, Created, Administered and Provided Semi-Finalist Judging | 3 Years |
Duracell/NSTA Invention Challenge | Designed & Annually Updated Challenge Booklet Yearly Convention Representative National Quarterly Presentations | 18 Years |
Erden Eruc's Circumnavigation | Designed, Created, Administered & Judged | 1 Year |
Menches Hamburger Challenge | Designed, Organized & Implemented the competition portion of this event with The Burton Morgan Foundation for "Destination College" students. | 1 Year |
Energizer for Innovation Program | Collaborated on the Design & Organization, Administered & Taught the Program | 1 Year |
Toyota Tapestry Teacher Awards | National Judge | 15 Years |
Universal Studios Orlando, Jimmy Neutron's NickToon Blast "Generation Genius" Inventor Contest | Designed & Created the Contest, Wrote the Rules & Regulations, Administered, Semi-Finalist Judging | 1 Year |
"Great American Inventor Series: I Know I Can Fly", by award-winning playwright Duncan Othen | Created & Developed the Fundraiser, Wrote the One Act Play | |
NSF (National Science Foundation) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Workshops & Entrepreneurial Training with the University of Akron | Supervisors for Middle School Program | 1 Year |
Biz Camp - NFTE (National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship) | Designed & Taught the Innovation Portion of the Program | 2 Years |
Teacher Ideas for a Better America™ | Designed, Created, Administered & Judged | 15 Years |
NIH (National Institute of Health) Middle School Curriculum on High Blood Pressure | Advisor & Consultant for National Focus Group | 1 Year |
National Frey Science Contest | Designed, Wrote & Judged | 2 Years |
Odyssey of the Mind™ | Coach Judge, Regional Director, State President, & Annually Collaborated | 16 Years |
Seiko Youth Challenge | National Judge, Collaborator on Rule Development | 4 Years |
KidVention (TGIF) Toy and Game Industry Foundation | Collaborated on the Rules & Regulations | 1 Year |
Sears/Craftsman NSTA Young Inventors Competition | Designed & Created the Competition, Wrote & Edited the Teachers' Guide | 8 Years |
Freida J. Riley Teacher Award™ Program | Designed, Organized, Administered & Judged | 7 Years |
Christopher Columbus Middle School Community Awards | National Semi-final Judge | 4 Years |
Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards Program | National Semi-final Judge | 1 Year |
Sonny Sneed Young Entrepreneur Award | Designed, Organized. Implemented and Judged | 11 years to current |