Stoughton Member Is Nominated For Nfie Award
WEAC
President Stan Johnson has nominated Stoughton Education Association member
Mark Mueller for the Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence, presented
by the NEA’s National Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE).
"I commend Mark on his nomination for the prestigious NFIE award,"
said Johnson. "He is immensely dedicated to his students and association,
and Wisconsin is proud to have such a wonderful representative."
Mueller received a cash award of $1,000 for being selected as Wisconsin's
nominee, and he's eligible to receive a $25,000 prize in the national
competition. A special recognition event is planned for state nominees
in Washington, D.C. The "Salute to Excellence in Education"
event will be held in December 2003.
Mueller teaches 8th-grade language arts and at-risk students at River
Bluff Middle School in Stoughton. He serves as an 8th-grade block leader,
and a student teacher supervisor and cooperating teacher for UW-Madison
and UW-Whitewater education students.
During the 1999-2000 school year, Mueller was named Wisconsin Teacher
of the Year. He also received a Kohl Fellowship in 1999, and is currently
seeking National Board Certification in the area of early adolescence/English
language arts.
"I want to inspire, to motivate, and to excite students to the point
where they are as passionate about learning as I am about teaching,"
Mueller wrote in his application materials. "The best teachers are
the ones who still feel passion for what they do, even after many years
'on the front lines.'"
The NFIE Award is given annually to NEA members who exemplify professional
practice, advocacy for the profession, community engagement, leadership
in professional development and attention to diversity.
For more information about the awards, visit the NFIE
Web site.
Posted March 31, 2003