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Mandy Frantti has taught since 1993 in Munising,
a town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She teaches Physics, Astronomy,
Integrated Science, and a variety of mathematics classes. Frantti graduated
with an undergraduate degree from Michigan
Technological University in 1993 and an Enhanced Master’s
of Science degree in Science and Mathematics Education from Northern
Michigan University in 2000. Her thesis research involved investigating
effective problem solving in the context of teaching about waves in
a high school physics classroom.
Frantti has a special interest in science and mathematics
curriculum reform and serves on numerous committees at a state and local
level that focus on this effort. She has also worked on a professional
development program for Munising
Public Schools, serving elementary teachers to make science education
more meaningful and effective. Frantti has been recognized with awards
and grants for her work in the classroom and in education in general.
In 2001 she received the nation’s highest honor in mathematics
and science education when she was awarded the Presidential
Award for Excellence in Science Teaching by President Bush.
Frantti has many interests such as music, art, photography,
and literature, but she has chosen to teach science and mathematics.
She hopes to reveal to young people the excitement of the scientific
world, especially that of physics and astronomy, and develop the potential
in the world’s future problem solvers. Each morning as she starts
her day looking out over Lake Superior from the window of her classroom,
she anticipates the possibility of making a difference in someone’s
life.
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