Education-Related Vitae
Peter has been active in education at local, state and national levels for over 30 years
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources -Teacher Naturalist
Havenwoods Environmental Awareness Center
Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers (WSST) - Past Member
2002 Regional Award for Excellence in Science Education
WSST President 2002- 2003
WSST- Foundations Committee
WSST Nominations Committee Chair/ co-Chair
WSST- 2006 State Science Convention Committee co-Chair
WSST Convention Planning Committee 1997
Wisconsin Elementary and Middle Level Science Teachers (WEST) – Founding member
1995 Distinguished Teaching Award for Exemplary Science Teaching
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) - Past Member
2001 Wisconsin Representative at the National Science Congress on Science Education
Wisconsin Academy Staff Development Initiative (WASDI) – Lead Teacher
John Muir Academy - Presenter
Southwest Academy – Presenter
Einstein Academy - Presenter
WASDI Virtual Learning Community - Lead Teacher
Earth Science Resource Associate (ESRA)
Wisconsin Science Network (WSN)
Wisconsin Science Network Board of Directors; Key Leader
Key Leader Conference- Planning Committee and Presenter
Rock River Coalition Conservation Award– Student Organization Students Against Vanishing Ecosystems (SAVE)
The Science Literacy Project (STEM) “SciFusion” – Founding member
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (WECB) Online Science Community
University of Wisconsin Science Fellow - UW- Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Nanoscience Material and Interfaces
Siemens STEM Institute Fellow
Foundations of Technology and Engineering Wisconsin Technology Education– State Curriculum writing team
Education Great Lakes - Aquanauts Program
Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)
Wisconsin ESEA Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education Grant Program- Grant Review Committee
Wisconsin Science Assessment Team- WKCE Cut-Off Score Development
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Wisconsin- Selection Committee
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction- Proposed State Content Area Test Review for Educator Preparation Candidates
Science World- Participant
NASA CIMMS- Climate Literacy Ambassador
Bayer/ National Science Foundation (NSF) - Award for Community Innovation; “Feed Your Brain” afterschool program
SEARCH Institute– Presenter and Advisor, Healthy Communities Healthy Youth conference
Sprint Community Challenge– Advisor and Mentor; winner of national competition designing a future transportation system
Save the Rainforest “Rags To Rainforest” Recycle Wear Clothing Drive– Advisor and Mentor
Science is Fun Community Fair– Advisor and Mentor k-8 Science Fair night
Wisconsin Electric Bringing Imagination to ScienceWorkshop – Presenter
US Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) – Teachers’ Report Card survey contributor
Center for Land Use Education– Land Use Focus Conceptual Framework Development Workshop
Planning and Implementation Community Outreach Geology Programs- Pleistocene Geology of Watertown by Dr. Bill Mode; Devil’s Lake Geology Field Trip by Peter Watts
Rock River Rendezvous– Organizer and Presenter of annual three-day Living History Encampment
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