The GREEN Teachers Institute

FARMER, J.E., B.A./M.A. Education
Forest Hills School District
Ayer Elementary School
8471 Forest Road Cincinnati, OH 45255
(513) 474-3811

Professional Experience

2000-present Project co-Director Science for Ohio Project Miami University and the Forest Hills School District
2000- present Owner/
Operator		 Science Is Not a Spectator Sport Summer Enrichment Program Woodland Mound Park
1989-present Teacher Ayer Elementary School Forest Hills School District
1989 Teacher Roosevelt Elementary School Cincinnati Public Schools

Education

1993 M.A. Gifted Education Northern Kentucky University
1988 B.A. Elementary Education Northern Kentucky University

Post-Graduate Study

1999 The Natural and Cultural History of Costa Rica Miami University
1996 Advanced Environmental Inquiry Miami University
1995 Hands-On Environmental Science II Miami University
1994 Hands-On Environmental Science I Miami University

Awards and Recognition

2007 Ohio Teacher of the Year--Nominee Ohio School Boards Association
1999 Teacher of the Year Hixson Architectural and Engineering
1998 Elementary Science Teacher of the Year American Chemical Society (Cincinnati)
1998 Teacher of the Year Cincinnati City Beat
1998 Environmental Achievement Award Greater Cincinnati Earth Coalition
1998 Environmental Achievement Award Anderson Township Trustees
1997 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science--Ohio Awardee The National Science Foundation

Teacher Training I Have Conducted

2000-present Project co-Director Science for Ohio Project Miami University
2005 Presenter Hands-On Inquiry-Based Science Freedom Elementary
Lakota School District
2004 Presenter Hands-On Inquiry-Based Science

Ashley Falls School
Del Mar, California

2001 Lead Teacher GREEN Teachers Institute Miami University and Clermont Northeastern Schools
2000 Lead Teacher GREEN Teachers Institute Miami University and Mason/Lakota Schools
1999 Workshop co-Director Summer Science Institute Southwest Ohio Regional Professional Development Center
1999 Presenter Energy Cycle Inservice Forest Hills Schools
1998 Lead Teacher GREEN Teachers Institute Miami University and Mason/Lakota Schools
1998 Workshop co-Director Summer Science Institute Southwest Ohio Regional Professional Development Center
1998 Student Teacher Mentor Forest Hills Schools Xavier University
1997 Presenter Math/Science Conference Miami University
1997 Lead Teacher GREEN Teachers Institute Miami University and Mason/Lakota Schools
1997 Student Teacher Mentor Forest Hills Schools Xavier University
1996 Lead Teacher Hands-On Environmental Science for Teachers Miami University and the Forest Hills Schools
1995 Presenter Math/Science Conference Miami University
1995 Lead Teacher Inquiry-Based, Hands-On Science Series Forest Hills Schools

Community Activities

2001-present Trustee The Oxford Society
2000-present Owner/
Operator		 Science Is Not A Spectator Sport! summer enrichment program
1996-present Founder Ayer Elementary "Vision Toward Zero Waste" Recycling Program
1995-2006 Presider/
Musician		 Children's Liturgy of the Word, Guardian Angels Parish
1993-1999 Trustee Anderson Hills Educational Loan Foundation
1996-1997 Musician Children's Summer Sing-A-Long in the Park, Anderson Park District