Spirit knew that she wanted to pursue a career STEM after she visited an orphanage in Grand Goave, Haiti. Seeing how grateful the people were after they received their medication, made her realize that she needed to do something to help improve the quality of life of others in need.
alliantgroup, a management consulting company, has a strong history of strengthening American businesses through reinvestment in innovation and job growth. alliantgroup’s CEO, Dhaval Jadav, has always had a passion for STEM education, American innovation and space exploration. Innovation and STEM are driving factors in alliantgroup’s mission. And, space exploration is also part of the mix, even more so with Jadav’s appointment to the Space Center Houston board last year.
Hosted by alliantgroup CEO, Dhaval Jadav, the summit started with a presentation of the Elementary Science Teach Award ceremony, where both the 2020 Winner, Kirk Coppes of Ashford Elementary and 2021 Winner Whitnee Boston of Gregory Lincoln Education Center, were honored.
From classroom to industry, and back to the classroom! Fifth grade science teacher Ms. Whitnee Boston of Gregory Lincoln Educational Center has spent the past few years of her professional career taking her experience of working in STEM directly to the classroom.
With a smile beaming on her face, Ms. Jaime of Roosevelt Elementary is living out her dreams daily in the presences of her students as a first-year, 5th grade science teacher.
In a world globally impacted by a major pandemic, 5th grade science teacher Ms. Rodriguez of Shearn Elementary has continued to find deeper meaning in her career as an educator.
As a sixth-year educator in HISD, Ms. Munn (currently a 5th Grade science teacher at Shadowbrair Elementary) has always spent her career teaching 5th grade science or multi-grade level science labs to students ranging from Pre-K to 5th grade.
Over the past year, Ms. Naim, a second-year educator and 5th grade science teacher at Paige Elementary School, has overcome the unforeseen reality of a teaching in a virtual environment with her students.
As a third-year educator teaching 5th Grade science, Mr. Gonzalez of Northline Elementary enjoys seeing the excitement of his student’s curiosity for their daily lessons and experiments, which constantly brings something new and different to his experience as an educator.
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) Foundation, which is dedicated to mobilizing the local community in support of innovative priorities to improve outcomes for all students in the district, is proud to announce that Matthew Noll has been appointed its Chairman of the Board.