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GNBVT Math Teacher Advances to National Teaching Award Nomination

by | Dec 17, 2021 | 2021 - 2022 School News

Ms. Aubertine began her career as a teaching fellow for NSF Teach! Southcoast at Umass Dartmouth. She joined this Maters’s program in her first year of teaching. In this program, she worked at Normandin Middle School while she participated in the NSF Teach program which eventually resulted in completion of 2 Master’s, degrees, $40,000 in stipends, an internship with CanFigureIt out of NYC, and fully funded trips to many STEM conferences.
Lauren Aubertine Receives State Recognition for National Award with Superintendent and Principal

It was through participation at one of these STEM conferences that Ms. Aubertine found out about the Presidential Award of Excellence.Lauren Aubertine is surprised State Recognition for National Award

The White House chooses one science and one math teacher from each state and jurisdiction. Also, this spring there will be a state-wide ceremony with DESE for being nominated.  If she is chosen at the national level, Ms. Aubertine  will receive a certificate signed by the president, a $10.000 award from NSF, and an all-expense paid trip for an award ceremony in Washington, DC. When asked about this experience, Ms. Aubertine expressed her gratitude, “I have learned so much from the process, and am so excited and truly honored to be chosen.”

In order to apply for the award, she had to submit a 30 min non-stop video of her teaching, 3 letters of recommendations, a 5 page supplement page of material that strengthens my written response, and lastly the written Responses to five dimensions of Outstanding teaching that demonstrated the following criteria:

  • Dimension One: Mastery of content appropriate for the grade level taught.
  • Dimension Two: Use of effective instructional methods and strategies that are appropriate for the students in the classroom and that support student learning.
  • Dimension Three: Effective use of student assessments to evaluate, monitor, and improve student learning.
  • Dimension Four: Reflective practice and life-long learning to improve teaching and student learning.
  • Dimension Five: Leadership in education inside and outside of the classroom
Lauren Aubertine Receives State Recognition for National Award
Lauren Aubertine Receives State Recognition for National Award with Classroom of students

The White House chooses one science and one math teacher from each state and jurisdiction. Also, this spring there will be a state-wide ceremony with DESE for being nominated.  If she is chosen at the national level, Ms. Aubertine  will receive a certificate signed by the president, a $10.000 award from NSF, and an all-expense paid trip for an award ceremony in Washington, DC. When asked about this experience, Ms. Aubertine expressed her gratitude, “I have learned so much from the process, and am so excited and truly honored to be chosen.”