Category «Recognition»

NGPF Distinguished Educator Award

NextGen Personal Finance has done it again! They are recognizing their “highly credentialed teachers who have achieved the status of NGPF Distinguished Educator by earning any combination of 6 or more NGPF Certifications.” I’ve taken all twelve of their certification courses to date and will eagerly sign up for any new courses day come down …

NGPF Extra Mile Award

Wow! NextGen Personal Finance (NGPF) continues to elevate financial literacy educators! I received this certificate for being one of twenty-three educators who completed all TWELVE NGPF certification courses! Thank you for the recognition, but more importantly, thank you for the amazing FREE professional development. For those who haven’t taken advantage, visit NGPF.org and go to …

Article: A Founding Wharton Educator Advisory Board Member Says Farewell

As the 2021-2022 neared its end, so did my three-year term as a founding board member of the Wharton Educator Advisory Board. It was a bittersweet moment for me, even moreso when Diana Drake, Managing Editor of the Wharton Global Youth Program, asked me to write an article to reflect on my time with the …

2021 National Business Teacher of the Year

I am so honored share that I was named the 2021 National Business Teacher of the year by the National Business Education Association.  Unfortunately, I was not able to attend the ceremony at the annual convention in New Orleans due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. I was happy to virtually accept the award at home with …

NCWIT AIC Awards!

At an awards ceremony held at the Boston Museum of Science, I was proud to be one of two Massachusetts educators honored by the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) for promoting and advancing female students in technology disciplines. Even more exciting was sharing the day with one of my rockstars. I nominated …