Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Robert Lang received the honor over the weekend at the Those Who Excel banquet.
A Glenbard South physics teacher was honored with an award of excellence for teaching over the weekend. Teacher Robert Lang received the award from the Illinois State Board of Education during the Those Who Excel banquet held Oct. 20. He was one of nine finalists for the 2012-13 Illinois Teacher of the Year. This year, the teacher of the year was awarded to Schaumburg high school teacher Brian Curtin. Though he was not named teacher of the year, Lang will be honored again next month for his work as a teacher. He is a winner of the Illinois Science Teacher Association and ExxonMobil’s Outstanding Teacher of Science award. He will be honored in November for his accomplishments in the field of science teaching. Lang will be recognized at the…
Friday, September 28, 2012
A physics teacher at Glenbard South High School has received another honor for his science teaching.
A Glenbard South High School teacher currently in the running for Illinois Teacher of the Year has received another honor. Robert Lang has been honored as a winner of an Illinois Science Teacher Association and ExxonMobil’s Outstanding Teacher of Science award. He is being honored for his accomplishments in the field of science teaching. He will be honored in November during the Illinois Science Teacher Association’s annual science education conference, which will be held in Springfield. “Lang understands the value of professional development and attends conferences and shares what he learns with his colleagues,” District 87 said in a news release Thursday. “He mentors new teachers by making sure they are attending professional development…
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
A physics teacher from Glenbard South is one of nine finalists for the Teacher of the Year.
A Glenbard South High School teacher is in the running for the 2012-13 Illinois Teacher of the Year. Robert Lang, who teaches physics and engineering technology at Glenbard South, was one of nine finalists for the honor, Glenbard District 87 announced on Monday. "I'm very honored and excited about being named a finalist for Illinois Teacher of the Year," Lang said in a statement Tuesday morning. "If chosen as the Teacher of the Year, I hope to expand my service to the citizens of Illinois to help our educational system meet the challenges of this century. Our major employers are telling us they will need employees better educated in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in the next decade. I hope to facilitate conversations between …
