FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      N.R. #213, 6/22/99
 

Date:  June 22, 1999
Contact: Irene Cromer
  703/791-8720
 

CRITCHFIELD NAMED NTTI TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Beville Middle School’s media librarian, Julia Critchfield, has been named Virginia’s Teacher of the Year by the National Teacher Training Institute for Math, Science and Technology  (NTTI).  NTTI honors twenty-six teachers nationwide annually.
 The NTTI award includes a $1,500 grant and recognizes educators who demonstrate a creative and effective approach to integrating video and computer technology in the teaching of math and science and also share lesson with colleagues as a peer trainer.

Critchfield has also won the 1999 Northern Virginia Regional Teacher Award.  The Northern Virginia region encompasses fourteen school districts, 479 schools and 23,500 teachers.  Critchfield is the first state winner from Northern Virginia.
 
 

 

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