Malverne Teacher Sole Winner of Fellows New Teacher Award

Shannon Kelly, a science teacher at Malverne High School and new member of the Science Teachers Association of New York State, was awarded the organization’s Fellows New Teacher Conference Award. 

The award is given to a nominated second- through fifth-year teacher who has never attended the conference before and who would benefit from participation. Shannon was nominated by Howard T. Herber Middle School science teacher Donna Banek.

“Attending the STANYS Conference afforded me the opportunity to expand my repertoire of teaching tools, converse with veteran teachers, and enhance my own awareness of changing technologies, curricula and educational methodologies,” Ms. Kelly said of the experience. 

The conference was held in Rochester in November. “It was the best professional development I have ever attended,” she said.

Ms. Kelly is in her second year of teaching at Malverne, but has taught science at the high school level for a total of five years. She is currently teaching living environment, physics and science research. 

Kelly earned her Bachelor of Arts in biology and ethics from College of the Holy Cross and her master’s degree in biology education from Molloy College.