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Rentzel Earns Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching

JRCoE graduate Jamie Rentzel

Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education graduate and Norman High School math teacher Jamie Rentzel was named a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. These awardees represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity schools. The educators receive their awards at a ceremony in Washington, DC on September 8.

Rentzel has been a faculty member at Norman High for 11 years, currently teaching Advanced Placement Calculus AB and Algebra II to sophomores through seniors. She has also taken time to serve as mentor to preservice teachers in the college and fellow educators at Norman High.

The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is awarded to outstanding K-12 science and mathematics teachers from across the country. The winners are selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians, and educators following an initial selection process at the state level. Each nomination year of the award alternates between teachers in the kindergarten through 6th grade level, and those teaching 7th through 12th grades. The cohort of awardees represent two nomination years, one of teachers in kindergarten through 6th grade classrooms and the other in 7th through 12th grade classrooms.

Winners of this Presidential honor receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation to be used at their discretion, and are invited to Washington, DC, for an awards ceremony, as well educational and celebratory events, and visits with members of the Administration.

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