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Spangler Science Ambassador Makes a Huge Mess in Minnesota!

Once a year, Education students at Northwestern University, in Minnesota, get the opportunity to make a huge mess and learn a lot about making teaching exciting along the way.  Spangler Science Ambassador, Lisa Schoneman normally teaches Kindergarten at Halverson Elementary in Albert Lea, Minnesota… but once a year she packs up her science tricks and heads to Northwestern to give pre-service teachers a chance to learn how to be amazing.

“The teachers get really excited about learning and usually bring what they learn from the workshop into the classroom and share the ideas with their cooperative teachers, where they are completing their field hours,”  says Schoneman about her workshops.

This year, the university students learned about everything from color mixing to that infamous Mentos and Diet Coke Geyser.  And, yes, they made a huge mess… but had a lot of fun… in the process.

Spangler Science Ambassador Wins H-E-B Award

There are many reasons why we’re so proud of our Spangler Science Ambassadors. Our all-star line-up includes National Board Certified teachers, Teachers of the Year, two recipients of the Presidential Award and one teacher who won a free drink at Jamba Juice (oh, that was me). Stacey Shapiro brings home more honors as the recipient of the H-E-B Excellence in Education award. Stacey is a first grade teacher at Zilker Elementary in Austin, Texas and is a 10-year veteran in the classroom. As part of the H-E-B Award Zilker Elementary was awarded a $10,000 grant, which both Stacey and Principal Bren McCullar hope will go toward science and technology in the classroom. Stacey was one of just 10 grand-prize winners chosen from a pool of over 4,500 nominees, making the H-E-B Award one of the most competitive for educational excellence.