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Degrees:
Bachelors of Science Degree, University of Maryland at College Park, 1974
APC Certification, John's Hopkins and UMBC
Hobbies:
Breeding & Raising Paso Fino horses (he has been doing it for 20 years)
Coach of Boys' Soccer Team, the Rage Football Club, for 14 & under
Maintaining a 3,000 gallon Japanese Koi pond
Raising and propagating roses and day lilies
Working on his house
Extra-curricular Activities:
SC's Environmental Club
SC's ski club
Maintaining the School Wetland Area
Maintaining Koi pond in courtyard
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Past Experience:
Taught Biology, Chemistry, and Horticulture, Dunbar High, Baltimore
Awards:
Maryland Science Teachers' Award, 1984
Outstanding Achievement in Science Education, MD Department of Education, 1989
Presidential Award for Excellence, 1992
Environmental Citizen Award for Carroll County, 1992
Milken Foundation Teacher Award, 1997
Maryland Teacher of the Year, 1998
Memberships:
MAST-Maryland Association of Science Teachers
NEA-National Education Association
Advice for Students: Follow your heart. The difficult you can do easily; the impossible just takes a little longer. Have a reason to learn.
Extra Information: Mr. Foor-Hogue has co-authored more than a dozen curriculum guides and has written articles for the MSTA Rapper and Pennsylvania S.T.S. Reporter. He has conducted more than 20 presentations/workshops at local, state, and national Science Conferences. He has developed eight teacher resource manuals on Aquaculture, Whole Brain Learning, Environmental Science Research Projects, Cement Chemistry, Cigarette Smoke Analysis, Innovative Teaching Methods for Chemistry, Community Service and Science, and Implementation of Science Technology and Society. Mr. Foor-Hogue and his students have written twenty-seven grants to date totaling $110,000 to fund his Science Research Program, which he developed in 1989. The class has expanded from one to five classes and is recognized for authentic application of science. The class has become a model for a course that provides an atmosphere for students to earn Community Service hours. With the help of NASA, Westinghouse, and Governor Schaeffer, his students designed, funded and constructed a 1,000 pound, 5 horse power wind tunnel that produces 50 miles per hour winds in the test chamber. They have constructed thirteen Aquaculture systems totaling more than 3000 gallons and have raised and released twenty different species of native fish to the wild. Examples of the fish released include striped bass, yellow perch, brown trout, and rainbow trout. Mr. Foor-Hogue has also formed a partnership with the Center for Marine Biotechnology of the University of Maryland; multiple programs include biofilm research, Aquaculture, and aquatic microbiology. Students are in their second year of raising Submerged Aquatic Vegetation for re-planting in the Chesapeake Bay.
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