Normandy Elementary School math teacher Carrie Jordan has been chosen along with 213 teachers nationwide to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
The Jefferson County School District teacher will receive her award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 8. Winners receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation to be used at their discretion..
“She is a remarkable teacher and great ambassador for education,” Normandy Elementary principal Rebecca Chao said. “We are so proud.”
Jordan has been teaching at Normandy Elementary for 23 years. She has taught first, fifth and sixth grade and currently heads a classroom of fourth-graders. Her lessons include “active math,” in which students act out math processes, draw pictures and use cheerleader moves to show geometry.
