Sharon Ryan
Education
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1972, Elementary Education
M.S. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1986
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT
Science Teacher, John Marshall Elementary School,
Wausau, Wisconsin
RECOGNITIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching, 1999
- Created Dream Flight Wausau, (DFW) 1990
- Created the Dream Flight USA Foundation, 2001
- DFW chosen by "Eye on Education" as one of the top 100 programs in the United States, published in "Directory of Innovations in Elementary Schools"
- DFW chosen as one of the top 30 innovative programs in the United States by PBS New York's "Searching for a Hero"
- Sheldon Exemplary Equipment and Facilities Award
- Carl E. Guell Wisconsin Education Aviation Educator of the Year Award
- DFW featured on ABC Television "Good Morning America"
- YWCA Woman of Vision Award
- Outstanding Administrative Leadership in Educational Technology Award, Northcentral Technical College
- Wisconsin Technology Education Association Award of Excellence in Elementary Technology Integration
- Authored a unit on "a hands-on approach to teaching science, and integrating science across the curriculum" for Harcourt Brace Publishing
- Represented WI at NASA Rockets for Schools at the Kennedy Space Center
- Outstanding National Elementary Science and Technology Award sponsored by Science Weekly, Inc. and the National Science Teachers Association
- Award of Excellence, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- Distinguished Science Teacher AwardWI Elementary Science Teachers
- Wisconsin Elementary Teacher of the Year
- Wisconsin Space and Aviation Teacher of the Year Award
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Board Member, Wisconsin Aerospace Committee
Wisconsin Elementary Science Teachers Association
National Science Teachers Association
Aerospace Education Association




