{"611407":{"#nid":"611407","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Teacher Recognized as Top Innovative Teacher by Henry Ford Museum","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation has recognized Dr. Kathleen Lanman as one of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thehenryford.org\/education\/competitions-and-events\/teacher-innovator-awards\/\u0022\u003ETop 10 Innovative Teachers\u003C\/a\u003E in the country. Lanman is a STEM teacher at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fcboe.org\/Domain\/17\u0022\u003EJ.C. Booth Middle School\u003C\/a\u003E in Fayette County, Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe was selected for the award due to her excellence as a STEM educator. Lanman demonstrates the habits of an innovator through her work with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inventurechallenge.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EK-12 InVenture Prize\u003C\/a\u003E. The competition encourages elementary, middle, and high school students to engage with invention and STEM concepts. Its mission is to make invention education accessible to all students and teachers across the state of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Participating in the K-12 InVenture Prize has been the ideal way to give our students entry into innovative problem solving through the STEM disciplines,\u0026rdquo; Lanman said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe competition encourages students to consider all aspects of invention, including environmental sustainability, marketability, and ethical issues. Lanman said she is \u0026ldquo;constantly amazed at the level of empathy, creativity, and engineering students put into their inventions.\u0026rdquo; Industry experts and Georgia Tech faculty also provide the students with feedback on how to improve their ideas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, one of Lanman\u0026rsquo;s students invented \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\/news\/k-12-inventure-prize-georgia-tech-winners-place-national-competition\u0022\u003EAutomatic Magnivision\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; a gesture-controlled magnifying headset. \u0026ldquo;The magnifying visor raises and lowers with the motion of the head,\u0026rdquo; Lanman said, allowing users to maintain the position of their hands while working.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe student won first place in the middle school division of the K-12 InVenture Prize for his invention. He went on to receive an award at the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo (NICEE).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELanman\u0026rsquo;s students also received awards at the K-12 InVenture Prize in 2017. One team invented mosquito-repelling laundry detergent and a portable, manual washing machine. Another group invented a flexible locker shelf called \u0026ldquo;Locker Hammock.\u0026rdquo; Both inventions went on to compete at NICEE.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, Lanman is a two-time winner of the K-12 InVenture Prize Top Middle School Teacher award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am so thrilled to have Dr. Kathie Lanman in our program,\u0026rdquo; said Roxanne Moore, Director of the K-12 InVenture Prize. \u0026ldquo;As a lead teacher, Kathie has helped facilitate professional development workshops for new invention teachers around the state. Not only is she a passionate and enthusiastic teacher in the classroom, she is extremely helpful to our community here in Georgia.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELanman\u0026rsquo;s work at J.C. Booth Middle and beyond demonstrates the importance of accessible STEM and invention education. Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECEISMC\u003C\/a\u003E works through programs like the K-12 InVenture Prize to increase STEM opportunities for all students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s been such a blessing to be a part of the InVenture Prize and to help spread the word of this incredible competition made possible by the hard work of the CEISMC team,\u0026rdquo; Lanman said. \u0026ldquo;I hope to be a part of it for many years to come!\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fcboe.org\/site\/default.aspx?PageType=3\u0026amp;DomainID=4\u0026amp;ModuleInstanceID=10\u0026amp;ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108\u0026amp;RenderLoc=0\u0026amp;FlexDataID=11906\u0026amp;PageID=1\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERead more about Dr. Lanman\u0026rsquo;s achievement\u003C\/a\u003E in a story published by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fcboe.org\/Fayette\u0022 title=\u0022Fayette County Public Schools\u0022\u003EFayette County Public Schools.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"K-12 InVenture Prize teacher selected for award due to excellence in STEM education"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFayette County middle school teacher Dr. Kathleen Lanman was named one of the Top 10 Innovative Teachers by the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovators. Lanman works extensively with Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s K-12 InVenture Prize.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A K-12 InVenture Prize teacher was selected as a Top Innovative Teacher due to her excellence as a STEM educator."}],"uid":"28054","created_gmt":"2018-09-12 20:17:39","changed_gmt":"2018-09-12 20:36:00","author":"Steven Taylor","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-08-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-08-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"611408":{"id":"611408","type":"image","title":"Dr. Kathleen Lanman - J.C. 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