[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 12, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E4]
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 HONORING JANE ELAINE CALLERY FOR RECEIVING THE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR 
             EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 12, 2010

  Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor my constituent, 
Mrs. Jane Elaine Callery of Ashford, Connecticut who was recently 
honored by President Obama and the National Science Foundation with a 
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
  Mrs. Callery holds a B.S. in elementary education, an M.S. in general 
science, and a C.A.S. in administration and supervision from Central 
Connecticut State University. She also has a C.A.S. as a secondary 
science specialist from Southern Connecticut State University. In 
addition, Mrs. Callery is a member of the Connecticut Alpha Delta Kappa 
Society.
  Mrs. Callery has taught science at the Capital Region Education 
Council, CREC, Two Rivers Magnet Middle School since 2002. In the 7 
years prior, she taught middle school science, served as science and 
technology specialist for kindergarten through eighth grade, and taught 
science, mathematics, and language arts at various schools in the 
Newington Public Schools system. She taught sixth grade science, which 
integrates earth, life, and physical sciences, at CREC Two Rivers and 
is currently the science curriculum and instruction specialist for all 
12 CREC magnet schools PK-12. She also serves on the Science Advisory 
Committee for the Connecticut Mastery Test Program and is a past board 
member of the Connecticut Science Teachers Association.
  Mrs. Callery is an inspiration to her students, teaching them to 
generate hypotheses and test their ideas using the same methods as 
actual scientists. It is this approach that has endeared her to 
students, parents and colleagues alike. Mrs. Callery also encourages 
her students to practice the lessons they learn in the classroom when 
they go home. She has even helped to sponsor a ``Super Saturday'' for 
mathematics and science, during which students led visitors in science 
discovery experiences.

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