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Year: 1996 – Province: Ontario
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Elaine Bursztyn
Elaine Bursztyn of Prince of Wales Public School in Barrie, Ontario, integrates mathematics and science into all areas of the curriculum, even history and sex education. She discovered a vocation for teaching science to young adolescents after spending some time as a working scientist. She puts her experience to work, doing research in four countries and contributing to some 20 scientific studies, inspiring all of her students - especially girls - to consider careers in the sciences.