Michael Crofton received his B.S. in Physical Science (Physics and Chemistry) from Gustavus Adolphus College and his Masters of Natural Science with a concentration in Physics from Arizona State University. He taught high school physics, including regular, honors and AP-C courses, in Minnesota for 32 years. For the last 15 years of his teaching, he implemented Modeling Instruction with his classes. Since 2000, he has conducted 30 3-week summer Modeling Instruction workshops and numerous shorter workshops for teachers nationwide.
Holly McTernan is a board member with STEMteachersCLE. Holly currently is teaching at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, OH.
George Nelson began his teaching career back in 2009 in the greater Phoenix Area. George taught 8th Grade Science for four years. Since then, George has relocated back to his hometown in Crystal Lake, IL where he has taught 8th Grade Science for the past 6 years. George became acquainted with Modeling Instruction from the 3rd Masters of Natural Science program at Arizona State University under the leadership of Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz. He also attended the Chemistry I and Mechanics Workshops in the summer of 2014. After using Modeling Instruction in his classroom for the past seven years, George takes with pride that his students learn science by doing science. To summarize George’s experience “Seeing my students talking about science has lead to them actually understanding the content. While at the same time, they appreciate the actual process of science which has been one of the most rewarding experiences as an educator.”