This month, we recognize Adam Durant, 7th and 8th grade science teacher that started at The Meredith School in Philadelphia last year.  In the words of his nominator: "He has been a breath of fresh air. Overall, I would say that his biggest impact is the continued improvement of the Meredith students' work for the end of the year science fair. The projects are more clearly organized, objectives are more often measurable, and the presentations were more attractive and easier to follow. In the classroom, Mr. Durant is efficient, organized, and enthusiastic about science. He is thought of as fun, creative, and fair.  His lessons are organized and include a regular review session and well developed PowerPoint presentations on the topic of the day.  Students are rewarded for hard work and for improvement. Mr. Durant's homework is also seen as reasonable and well organized. He gives students choices on each assignment and encourages students to delve deeply into the topics at hand.

"My one hope for Mr. Durant is that he continue the trend he started early last year to make his lessons as hands on and experiential as possible." We at PAESTA hope Mr. Durant continues this excellence in the classroom as well.

Congratulations, Adam - you are clearly a PAESTAR!