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Former SMATE Students receive National NSTA New Teacher Award

Hillary Hunsaker and Natalie Reeder, both former Elementary education/General Science BAE students and current teachers in Western Washington, each received the 2023 Maitland P. Simmons…

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Student Spencer Green Brings Home Award

Undergrad Spencer Green receives ASTE Award for Implications of Research for Educational Practice!!  WOW!!!

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Katie Rupe receives Early Career Research Grant from MET

Math Education's Katie Rupe has just been awarded a Mathematics Education Trust (MET) Early Career Research Grant.  Way to go Katie!!

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