Sharon Ryan Biography

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