Kirsten Meyers, who teaches seventh and eighth grade science, and Regents Living Environment to accelerated eighth graders at Merton Williams Middle School, has been named a New York State Master Teacher.
The NYS Master Teacher Program network consists of outstanding teachers recognized for their dedication to providing the most innovative STEM education to their students, their commitment to professional growth, and their enthusiasm for sharing their successful practices with colleagues in their schools, districts, and regions. Master Teachers must participate in 50 hours of professional development work in addition to their regular school responsibilities, and receive a $15,000 yearly stipend.
Meyers earned her bachelor of science in biology, general science and secondary education from Grove City College and master of science in education and adolescence biology from The College at Brockport. She began teaching at Merton Williams in 2003.
Meyers also co-advises National Junior Honor Society, is on the Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports committee (PBIS), coaches the middle school volleyball team, and chaperones the eighth grade trip to Washington, D.C. She writes science curriculum and is a Category 2 trained International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IB MYP) teacher.
Meyers said what she is most looking forward to in the NYS Master Teachers program is meeting science educators from across the state, and furthering her practice through participating in high level science professional development. She joins her colleagues Nicole Coppola, Stephen Cudzilo, Reggie Gerig, Jennifer Howell and Mike Szczepanik, who are also NYS Master Teachers in the Hilton School District.
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