Ben Walker, NBCT

Science Educator / 2018 Alaska Teacher of the Year / 2019 National Shell NSTA Science Teaching Award / 2013 PAEMST / National Geographic GTF/All opinions mine

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

Not really on here anymore but figure this is the place to put things one does so...

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[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

Alaska - the choice is not binary on education. We can support, including funding, schools while also improving them. That is what our kids derserve. Latest op-ed: https://t.co/ctv0nGRZ1D

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

Huge congrats to these four, especially @BioEngWalker. We are so proud of all your hard work with students, families, colleagues, and the community! @CCSSO @NatGeoEducation @AlaskaDEED #gtf2023

[CCSSO @CCSSO]

NEW: Congratulations to the 2024 National Teacher of the Year finalists Cat Walker (AK), Christy Todd (GA), Joe Nappi (NJ) and Missy Testerman (TN)!

Learn more about this dynamic group of teachers at https://t.co/dwtktxUKqr. #NTOY24

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

Appreciative of @AndrewGrayAK and @EastAncBookClub. Funding public schools is a quality-of-life issue as they are the heart of thriving and sustainable communities. Raise the BSA and return to a secure retirement for teachers, troopers, and firefighters. https://t.co/7SbCt3UlEN

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

Wonderful day in the mountains with @ASDschools @RomigRocks students exploring Arctic Valley. Everyone deserves time in wild places. @NatGeoEducation #ExplorerMindset

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

First day of @ASDschools @ASD_STEM tomorrow! Excited to meet this year's students! @NatGeo @NatGeoEducation #GTF2020 #ExplorerMindset

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

Wild spaces such as Costa Rica are not only about biodiversity and health of the planet, they are about our mental health and our constant reflection on our place in the Earth system and our responsibility as stewards of sustainability. #rewildtheplanet #gtf2020 @NatGeoEducation

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

So happy for @BioEngWalker on being awarded 2024 Alaska State Teacher of the Year! Couldn’t think of a better representative for teachers in our state! #GTF in 2023, #STOY in 2024! @AlaskaDEED @NatGeoEducation @LindbladExp @ASD_STEM

[Anchorage School District @ASDschools]

Congrats to Dimond HS’s Catherine Walker!! She is Alaska's Teacher of the Year. Way to go! We surprised her in the gymnasium.😉Thanks Catherine for all that you do.⚡️🎉💙

[Catherine Walker, NBCT @BioEngWalker]

So proud of my Dimond High students who were the drone flight team capturing footage for the Valdez Fly in and STOL competition this weekend! South High streamed the event live! Go ASD! @ASDschools @asdcte @AlaskaDEED

[Citizen Science Exchange Network @CitSciXN]

Check out this awesome educator in AK engaging youth in #CitSci in their local community! ☺️🚮🗺️

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

2023 #GTF @BioEngWalker continues to give @ASDschools @ASD_STEM students life changing experiences on how to make meaningful change in their communities. And she’s one of four finalists for the @AlaskaDEED 2024 Alaska State Teacher of the Year.

[Catherine Walker, NBCT @BioEngWalker]

Dimond High ⁦@NOAA⁩ Ocean Guardian students collected 480 lbs of debris off beaches in Prince William Sound and Patrick Simpson of PKS Consulting is turning over 300 lbs into Grizzly Wood lumber! Thanks to Matson Caring for Alaska! ⁦#ASDschools https://t.co/fHkxqEspnS

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

This week @RomigRocks @ASDschools students picked up over 120 pounds of trash on campus and collected data using @ArcGISSurvey123. They will now be analyzing raw data and location and brainstorming ways to improve our campus. @ASD_STEM

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

So excited for @BioEngWalker for her upcoming expedition and professional and personal journey with @LindbladExp and @NatGeoEducation to New Zealand and Melanesia as well as @ASDschools @ASD_STEM students and teachers that will benefit!

[Lindblad Expeditions @LindbladExp]

We're excited to announce the 15th cohort of Grosvenor Teacher Fellows! These 50 educators will explore the world with us, from #Antarctica to the #Arctic & beyond. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will positively influence their students for years to come. @NatGeoEducation

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

What an amazing day at @RomigRocks @ASDschools with Model UN. Heard from @CNN Hero Teresa Grey of @MobileMedicsInt and @holageorge of the Anchorage Assembly. As Assemblyman Martinez said, “Block by block, we can change the world.” Starts with all of us, especially our youth.

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

@AESymposium Ready to do it again next year with more kids… and planning. 🤣

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

& Arctic Policy. Jack was a passenger on the Endeavour in Antarctica. As we face Arctic challenges & opportunities, in the words of Petteri Vuorimäki, Finland Ambassador of Artic Affairs “We must be informed by science, inspired by arts and culture, and motivated by compassion."

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

As part of a polar unit inspired by my journey as a #gtf2020 with @LindbladExp and @NatGeoEducation I took @RomigRocks @ASDschools students to @AESymposium, the largest annual Arctic policy gathering in the US. We met with Sen. Murkowski on Alaska as the only Arctic State… 1/3

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

And heard from Arctic experts and policymakers from other Arctic countries, listened to a great panel on the need for meaningful bipartisan climate action, and spoke with various Arctic stakeholders. @jackdurkee12 from @TheWilsonCenter also met with us to discuss think tanks 2/3

[Ben Walker, NBCT @rbwalaska]

I am so happy for and proud of @BioEngWalker. She is the 2023 National Awardee for the @NSTA @Shell Science Teaching Award. This involves a written application, 30 minute video & full day in person visit. Always amazed at what she does for @ASDschools kids. @ASD_STEM #NSTA2023