Intel Honors Excellence In Science Teaching

Teachers Hail from China, the Philippines and the United States

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 30, 2002 - Intel Corporation today announced the five finalists for the Intel Excellence in Teaching Award. The high school teachers, from China, the Philippines and the U.S., were recognized for their excellence in teaching science.

These five teachers will each receive a high-performance computer and an all-expense paid trip to the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) to be held May 12-17 in Louisville, KY. At the Intel ISEF, one of these teachers will be selected to receive a $5,000 cash award and a $20,000 teaching grant. In addition to the trip to Intel ISEF, the remaining teachers will receive a $3,500 cash award.

"The Intel Excellence in Teaching Award rewards science teachers for their enthusiasm and provides an opportunity for the teachers to share best known methods with their peers," said Carlene Ellis, Intel vice president and director of diversity and education. "Dedicated teachers add magic to the education formula encouraging students, such as the 1200 Intel ISEF participants, to excel."

To be considered for the Intel Excellence in Teaching Award, entrants submit a description of their respective teaching methods and a proposal for implementing these methods with a larger community of teachers. The entries are judged both on the current success of the method and its potential to benefit teachers and students in their community. Applicants must also demonstrate dedication to students, a positive attitude and enthusiasm for teaching.

Teacher Overview
The Teaching Award finalists hail from China, the Philippines, and the United States. Peiyu Ye teaches at the Northern Secondary School attached to East China Normal University in Shanghai, China. For more than 20 years, she has inspired and encouraged students to innovate and work independently. Ye works to promote students' scientific attitude, interest and creativity through inquiry-based learning, interaction with top-ranking scientists and field investigations. Ye's proposal calls for providing teachers with her best-known instruction methods and helping them establish a research course focusing on inquiry-based science.

Josette Biyo teaches Science Research at Philippine Science High School Western Visayas in Iioilo, Philippines. To teach students the research process, Biyo often takes her class on scientific adventures, which are field trips to research institutes in her region where students interact with practicing scientists. With her proposal, Biyo hopes to open the minds of teachers and students to a wide array of research topics through intensive science research workshops for teachers in the Western Visayas.

Julie Grady teaches chemistry at Blacksburg High School in Blacksburg, Virginia. Grady helps students experience science in the real world and her yearly class biology assessment on the health of a local creek inspired her proposal. Grady hopes to work with a local nature preserve to develop curriculum materials for teachers and students, bringing inquiry-based science to thousands of students in her county.

Ernest Schiller teaches Biology at Central Lee High School in Donnellson, Iowa. Schiller has worked with students and teachers from all parts of Iowa helping to teach and implement inquiry-based learning. Schiller believes in a hands-on classroom experience that challenges students to push beyond their perceived capabilities while instilling a love of science. To promote the development of independent research activities and investigations, Schiller's proposal includes workshops to help teachers throughout Iowa, western Illinois, and northeast Missouri implement inquiry-based learning in their classrooms.

Susie Stevens teaches at Latta High School in Ada, Oklahoma. She has spent much time outside her classroom increasing her knowledge in biotechnology and has secured advanced equipment that allows her students to conduct complex DNA experiments. She possesses a true passion for teaching and encourages her students to go beyond the standard and the ordinary, traits that she herself models daily. Stevens hopes to establish a mobile biotechnology equipment resource center that other science teachers can access and will hold summer workshops to train teachers to use this advanced equipment.

Background
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) is the world's largest pre-college celebration of science representing approximately 40 countries and showcasing the most promising young inventors and scientists. Intel's sponsorship of the Intel ISEF is part of the Intel® Innovation in Education initiative to prepare today's teachers and students for tomorrow's demands.

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