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Denine Voegeli wins Earth Science Teacher Award

by , posted on 12:56 PM, May 22, 2017
Denine Voegeli,science teacher at Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior High School, has won NAGT's state award for Minnesota Outstanding Earth Science Teacher of 2017!

The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) is pleased to announce that the 2017 Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) Minnesota State Winner is Denine Voegeli, science teacher at Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior High School. The annual award is for "exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences at the pre-college level." 

 The Central Section Committee of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers was particularly impressed with Ms.Voegeli’s ability to implement creative, hands-on and effective learning strategies in the classroom, her ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students, and her passion for earth science teaching.