The National Aviation Hall of Fame has put out a call for entries for its 37th annual A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award.
Founded in 1986 by famed research test pilot, the late A. Scott Crossfield, the award is a competition open to educators from grades kindergarten through 12th grade in a public, private, parochial, charter school, or homeschool setting who use aerospace as a core subject matter in their classes. Nominees can also be teachers in non-traditional learning environments, according to officials.
Nominations will be examined by a review committee of aerospace and education professionals for documentation of each nominee’s effectiveness, creativity, and ability to maintain high standards for their students and themselves, officials explained.
Scott Crossfield (1921-2006) was inducted into the National Hall of Fame in 1983 in recognition of his contributions as a naval aviator, aerospace engineer, and test pilot. Crossfield established the award to recognize dedicated and talented aerospace educators who:
- Set high standards for students and demand excellence in performance
- Strive to improve their personal academic competence and teaching ability
- Perform their teaching duties in an exemplary manner, resulting in true learning by students
- Demonstrate creativity in developing and using materials to enhance the teaching of aerospace
- Maximize student involvement and gear activities to improve learning, or
- Developed a one-time project or program of such significance that it has a major impact on the teaching of aerospace education.
To learn more about the Crossfield Award or apply, go to NationalAviation.org/Annual-Crossfield-Teacher-Year-Award.
The deadline for submissions is June 10, 2023.
Glad to see this is open to non-government school educators. Some of the sharpest youngsters I see at our local GA airfield are home schooled or from area Christian schools.