{"id":5291,"date":"2025-05-13T18:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/board\/?p=5291"},"modified":"2025-05-13T17:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T22:16:29","slug":"karen-covil-national-science-teaching-association-robert-e-yager-exemplary-teaching-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/board\/2025\/05\/13\/karen-covil-national-science-teaching-association-robert-e-yager-exemplary-teaching-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Covil: National Science Teaching Association Robert E. Yager Exemplary Teaching Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5291\" class=\"elementor elementor-5291\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-384c67e5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"384c67e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23621bd\" data-id=\"23621bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d9828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90d9828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7a479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca7a479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lincoln North Star High School science teacher Karen Covil was one of six teachers nationally to win the Robert E. Yager Exemplary Teaching Award from the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA). The organization recognizes educators who have showcased excellent and innovative approaches to the field of science education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42822ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42822ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explanation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a27eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a27eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Karen Covil has taught at North Star since 2012. She has taught biology, geoscience, physical science, chemistry and physics classes.<\/p><p>A national award, Karen was one of six teachers to win the Robert E. Yager Exemplary Teaching Award from the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA). The organization recognizes educators who have showcased excellent and innovative approaches to the field of science education.<\/p><p>Karen goes above and beyond to engage, challenge and empower the next generation of scientific thinkers. She has demonstrated her ability to motivate and challenge students, exhibit effective planning and presentation skills and display a deep knowledge of science through publications and presentations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cef202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cef202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proposal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e7d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46e7d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That the Lincoln Board of Education adopt the following resolution:<\/p>\n<p>WHEREAS, Karen Covil was recently awarded the Robert E. 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