Noyce teachers named PAEMST finalists

Noyce Master Teachers Alicia Davis and Sherry West of Lincoln Public Schools have each been named state finalists for PAEMST.
Noyce Master Teachers Alicia Davis and Sherry West of Lincoln Public Schools have each been named state finalists for PAEMST.

Noyce Master Teachers Alicia Davis and Sherry West of Lincoln Public Schools have each been named state finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) by their professional teaching organization, NATM.

The PAEMST is the highest recognition that a K-12 mathematics or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. Davis and West received their recognition as finalists in front of more than 500 peers at a conference for the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science (NATS) and the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Mathematics (NATM). The 2017 NATS/NATM Fall Conference was held from September 7-9 in Kearney.