Harrisonburg High School STEM teacher Myron Blosser received the Genetics Education Award at a conference in San Diego this weekend. The longtime educator has been honored by the association a number of times during his 35-year career.
[Blosser earned a BS degree in biology with secondary education endorsement from Eastern Mennonite University in 1983 and an MA in education with a concentration in curriculum development from EMU in 1998. ]
“It’s the most cutting-edge, up-to-date organization for teaching that I know of and I’m honored to be recognized by them,” Blosser said.
Over the summer, he hosted a five-day overnight camp, which focused on the Appalachian Trail, biotechnology and computer science applications for 14 rising sophomores.
Blosser also has hosted the Shenandoah Valley Biotechnology Symposium every year for 25 years, an event he started in 1994 because he needed help with some equipment.
The year before, Blosser had ordered biotechnology supplies hoping to jump into the relatively new field, but he didn’t know how to use them. He hosted the symposium as a way to share knowledge on the topic.
Blosser said he’ll be the first to admit that the recognition he received from the National Association for Biology Teachers wouldn’t be possible without the support for the STEM Academy at the administrative level as well as the support he receives from his peers.
In 2013, the Virginia Board of Education approved Harrisonburg High School program for science, technology, engineering and math learning as a Governor’s STEM Academy, one of only about two dozen in the state at that time.
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