Melanie E. Hocking 2004 Inductee
Indian Creek High School
Wintersville, Ohio
Total years as a classroom teacher: 29
"I strive to make science challenging, interactive and fun and to seek excellence in all my students, not just a talented few. I did not choose teaching, it captivated me." - Melanie Hocking
Melanie describes personal and professional success as integrity, industry, intellectual discipline, and imagination. Yet, her students' academic and personal successes serve as her most important measures of success.
She strives to make science challenging, interactive, and fun, and to seek excellence in all her students.
"The most important quality is the professionalism that Ms. Hocking brings to the classroom. The art of making science meaningful and challengine, as well as, enjoyable is something that escapes many teachers. Students in science at Indian Creek High School are truly fortunate to have someone of Malanie Hocking's ability as their instructor." --John Craig, Principal, Indian Creek High School
"Ms. Hocking has a way of making every student strive to be better than they thought they could be." -- Brandon Lash, Former student
Education
1986-87 | Master of Laws, University of Virginia School of Law |
1982-86 | Juris Doctor, Duquesne University School of Law |
1975-76 | M.S. in Educational Counseling, University of Dayton |
1974 | Ohio Secondary Teacher Certification, Marietta College |
1969-73 | B.S. in Chemistry and Biology, Marietta College |
Teaching Experience
1975- present | Grades 9-12, Chemistry and Biological Sciences, Indian Creek School District, Wintersville, OH |
Special Recognition
2003 - Present | Phi Kappa Delta Member |
2001-04 | Harvard Institute for School Improvement "Leadership and Teaching for High Standards" Participant |
2002 | USA Today All-USA First Team Teacher Team |
2002 | Harvard Change Leadership Group Siminar "Leading, Learning, and Teaming for Student Success" participant |
2001 | USA Today All-USA Teacher Team Honorable Mention |
2001 - Present | Pi Lambda Theta Member |
2000-02 | Governor Taft's Teacher Advisory Board Member |
2000 - Present | American Mensa, Ltd. Member |
1999 | National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescent and Young Adulthood Science Outstanding Americans |
1999 | Outstanding Americans |
1998 | Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Ohio Secondary Science Finalist |
1998 | National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, Ohio's Distinguished Educator Panel Mamber |
1997-98 | Teacher Representative on the Advisory Panel for the Ohio Department of Education Public School Operational Efficiency Study |
1996-98 | Teacher Representative on the Ohio Department of Education Ed Flex Panel |
1998, 95 | Kappa Delta Pi Member and Regional Convocation Speaker |
1994-98 | Ashland Oil Golden Apple Achiever Awards |
1997 | Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program (Japan), Inaugural Participant |
1997 | Scholastic, Inc.'s Exemplary Teacher Computer Network |
1996 | Outstanding Science Educator, Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh, PA |
1996 | Ohio Department of Education PRAXIS Evaluation Committee Member |
1995 - Present | Ohio Department of Education Teacher Scholar |
1995 | Milken Family Foundation National Educator |
1995 | National Science Educators' Workshop Honoree, Ohio Chapter of the American Vacuum Society |
1995 | Ohio Teacher of the Year |
1995 | Indian Creek High School Hall of Fame |
1994 | Citizen of the Year, Wintersville, OH |
1993 | Who's Who in American Education |
1990 - Present | Who's Who Among America's Teachers |
1989 - Present | Indian Creek Scholars Teacher Recognition Awards |
1989 - 90 | Tandy Technology Scholars Outstanding Teacher Award |
1985 - 86 | Who's Who Among America's Law Students |