Deserving Math Teachers Receive Top Recognition from ConocoPhillips
April 20 2016 - 10:06AM
Business Wire
Six Houston teachers honored for their dedication to
excellence in math education
Great teachers inspire students and shape their future. That's
why ConocoPhillips is teaming up for the second year with the
Houston Astros to recognize Houston-area math teachers who go above
and beyond to help their students excel.
The ConocoPhillips Math Teacher of the Month program recognizes
teachers for their commitment to exceed expectations in support of
students in their classrooms. Every month during the baseball
regular season, one of the winning teachers will be honored during
an Astros home game for their part in helping students excel at
math.
“Math proficiency is key to a student’s academic and career
success, and we understand the critical role teachers play in
students’ mathematical achievement in the classroom,” said Ellen
DeSanctis, vice president of Investor Relations and Communications.
“That’s why we are pleased to honor Houston-area teachers who help
inspire students to succeed both in the classroom and beyond.”
Six recipients were chosen from more than 300 nominees, who were
recommended by students, colleagues and principals. An external
committee, including representatives from academia and the
nonprofit sector, selected the six winning teachers based on their
commitment to excellence in teaching; creativity and innovation;
leadership skills; traditional and non-traditional teaching tools;
ability to go above and beyond to make in a difference in students'
lives; demonstrated increase in student mathematical achievement
and affinity; and alignment with ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Values.
This year’s recipients demonstrate many outstanding qualities
including building student confidence, finding new and creative
resources to aid in learning, providing staff development for
fellow teachers, and blending traditional with non-traditional
tools to capture students’ attention. One recipient, Seven Lakes
Junior High math teacher Tanya Castro, uses her marathon running
experiences to remind her students that regardless of pace,
everyone who attempts and crosses the finish line is a winner.
Each winning teacher will receive awards from both
ConocoPhillips and the Houston Astros, including a donation to
their school district, gift card to purchase classroom supplies,
Astros game tickets, on-field recognition at a pre-game ceremony at
Minute Maid Park and tour of the facility.
Last year’s recipients are already putting their awards to use.
Terri Walding, a fourth-grade math and science teacher at North
Shore Elementary, used part of her award to purchase iPads for her
classroom. Students use the iPads to create math and science
projects and solve problems through an interactive math
program.
“The students are able to increase their knowledge of math as
they prepare to take the STAAR test in May,” said Walding. “This
helps them improve their skills and review the different material
they need to comprehend in order to pass the test.”
2016 Recipients
Name School District Nancy
Aguirre V.W. Miller Intermediate School Pasadena Independent School
District Keesha Bruce Pasadena High School Pasadena Independent
School District Tanya Castro Seven Lakes Junior High School Katy
Independent School District Maggie McCauley Pattison Elementary
School Katy Independent School District Sarah Tao Galena Park High
School Galena Park Independent School District Michelle Wilson
Riverwood Middle School Humble Independent School District
Winning teacher’s bios and photos are available at
www.conocophillips.com/MathTeacheroftheMonth.
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company based on production and proved reserves. Headquartered in
Houston, Texas, ConocoPhillips had operations and activities in 21
countries, $30 billion in annual revenue, $97.5 billion of total
assets, and approximately 15,900 employees as of Dec. 31, 2015.
Production averaged 1,589 MBOED in 2015, and proved reserves were
8.2 billion BOE as of Dec. 31, 2015. For more information, go
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