Plant Sciences,STEM Educationplantbiology08/05/2024KBS experience inspires Yager teaching award winnerHow Kirsten Salonga’s approach to science education was shaped by a research experience for teachers
  • Kirsten Salonga is one of six full-time K-12 science teachers in the nation to receive the Robert E. Yager Exemplary Teaching Award for exemplary use of innovation and excellence in their classrooms.
  • Salonga, who works at Justice High School in Virginia, participated in a research experience for teachers at Michigan State University’s W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, which she said has helped shape her approach to teaching.
  • That approach, which reflects Salonga’s passion for science and experimentation, is helping inspire students in Justice High’s English for Speakers of Other Languages program to think critically and engage more fully with the concepts they’re learning.
Lynn WaldsmithKirsten Salonga stands in front of a black backdrop with “National Geographic” written on it. She holds a large yellow rectangle, making it look as though she’s on the cover of a National Geographic magazine.