Profiles

Carol is working in the NSF in the Division of Elementary Secondary and Informal Education (ESIE). She works mainly in the Teacher Professional Continuum (TPC).

Carol reviewed 16 ITEST preliminary proposals. She has done three ad-hoc reviews for the Instructional Materials development (IMD) program and sat in on the panel discussions of the proposals that she reviewed. She also contributed to the ESIE Annual report; she wrote the "Publications" section. Carol has also been working on the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) program and has presented at NSTA regional and national conferences on the program. She created a 70-slide power point presentation to use at conferences. She presented on the PAEMST Program at NCTM, Baltimore; NSTA, Indianapolis; NSTA, Seattle; and at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) conference. Carol Participated in the PAEMST Research Roundtable conducted by ESI and NSF.

She is working with other Einstein Fellows and with the Department of Education Excellence in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Education (ESTEME) Week.

She has given presentations to NSF ESIE Division and has received some additional projects from program officers that attended the presentation.

When asked what she finds most rewarding about the fellowship experience so far, Carol responded: "Being asked to do the reviews for the IMD panel, they value the educator's input. Working with an IMD program officer to research funded proposals dealing with GIS programs (one of my areas of interest) and creating a document on funded projects called the IMD Highlights at the request of Jean Vanski."

Biography

Carol Engelmann has taught elementary, middle school, high school and college over her 30-year career and most recently taught 8th grade science at Elkhorn Ridge Middle School in Elkhorn, Nebraska.

In addition to achieving National Board Teacher Certification, Carol has received many grants and awards throughout her career, including the 2002 Nebraska Secondary Science Presidential Award, 2001 Toyota Tapestry Award, 2000 Nebraska Christa McAuliffe Fellowship, 1999 Peter Kiewit Outstanding Teacher Award, and Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Classroom grants. Carol has shared her teaching expertise with her colleagues while presenting at the National Science Teachers Association Conference, Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science Conference, and the Nebraska Educators Technology Association Conference.

Carol believes it is important for her students to have a strong connection to their community. She has sponsored several Elkhorn Community projects in recent years. She and her students have worked on a Community Activity Center, a Community indoor pool, an Elkhorn Skate Park, and an arboretum, all of which either have become a reality or are in the process of being built. Carol's Computer Club has collaborated with the Elkhorn Historical Society to create the Elkhorn Historical Society's Web Site and to create an oral history archive of Elkhorn.