Sharon Ryan Biography

CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT

   Project Director: Dream Flight Wausau 5th & 6th Grade Science Teacher,
   Wausau School District - Wausau, Wisconsin

EDUCATION

   B.S. University of Wis.-Stevens Point, 1972, Elementary Education
   M.S. University of Wis.-Stevens Point, 1986

RECOGNITIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching
  • Created Dream Flight Wausau
  • Dream Flight Wausau chosen by "Eye on Education" as one of the top 100 programs in the United States, published in "Directory of Innovations in Elementary Schools"
  • Dream Flight Wausau chosen as one of the top 30 innovative programs in the United States by PBS New York's "Searching for a Hero"
  • Sheldon Exemplary Equipment and Facilities Award
  • Carl E. Guell Wisconsin Education Aviation Educator of the Year Award
  • Dream Flight Wausau featured on ABC Television Network program "Good Morning America"
  • YWCA Woman of Vision Award
  • Outstanding Administrative Leadership in Educational Technology Award, Northcentral Technical College
  • Wisconsin Technology Education Association Award of Excellence in Elementary Technology Integration
  • Authored a unit on "a hands-on approach to teaching science, and integrating science across the curriculum" for Harcourt Brace Publishing
  • Represented Wisconsin in the NASA Rockets for Schools Program at the Kennedy Space Center
  • Award of Excellence, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
  • Distinguished Science Teacher Award­ Wisconsin Elementary Science Teachers
  • Wisconsin Elementary Teacher of the Year
  • Wisconsin Space and Aviation Teacher of the Year Award
  • Outstanding National Elementary Science and Technology Award sponsored by Science Weekly, Inc. and the National Science Teachers Association

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

  • Board Member, Wisconsin Aerospace Committee
  • Wisconsin Elementary Science Teachers Association
  • National Science Teachers Association
  • Aerospace Education Association
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