{"id":40465,"date":"2018-11-14T17:13:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T22:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=40465"},"modified":"2018-11-19T10:19:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T15:19:15","slug":"high-school-teacher-earns-genetics-education-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2018\/high-school-teacher-earns-genetics-education-award\/","title":{"rendered":"High school teacher earns national genetics education award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harrisonburg High School STEM teacher Myron Blosser received the Genetics Education Award at a conference in San Diego this weekend.\u00a0The longtime educator has been honored by the association a number of times during his 35-year career.<\/p>\n

[Blosser\u00a0earned a BS degree in\u00a0biology\u00a0with\u00a0secondary education endorsement\u00a0from Eastern Mennonite University in 1983 and an\u00a0MA in education\u00a0with a concentration in curriculum development from EMU in 1998.<\/em> ]<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the most cutting-edge, up-to-date organization for teaching that I know of and I\u2019m honored to be recognized by them,\u201d Blosser said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Most recently, Blosser and students at Harrisonburg High School Governor\u2019s STEM Academy, where he is the co-director, have undertaken a research project on lead levels in deer hearts and lungs after they\u2019ve been shot.<\/div>\n
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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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Blosser also has hosted the Shenandoah Valley Biotechnology Symposium<\/a> every year for 25 years, an event he started in 1994 because he needed help with some equipment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The year before, Blosser had ordered biotechnology supplies hoping to jump into the relatively new field, but he didn\u2019t know how to use them. He hosted the symposium as a way to share knowledge on the topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Blosser said he\u2019ll be the first to admit that the recognition he received from the National Association for Biology Teachers wouldn\u2019t be possible without the support for the STEM Academy at the administrative level as well as the support he receives from his peers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s personally satisfying that after 35 years of teacher I\u2019m still able with the help of the current administration and teachers, to offer effective, creative instruction,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In 2013, the Virginia Board of Education approved Harrisonburg High School program for science, technology, engineering and math learning as a Governor\u2019s STEM Academy, one of only about two dozen in the state at that time.<\/p>\n

Biotechnology symposium started by alumnus returns to EMU for 25th year<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n