science teacher and technology coordinator

Holland Elementary School
Ft. Wayne, IN

She is a science teacher in Kindergarten through Grade 5 at Holland Elementary School (enrollment 724), in the Fort Wayne Community Schools. She is credited with development of the school's magnet program for environmental education as well as being the district's lead science teacher. She was chosen as a National Audubon Scholar and Conservation Teacher of the Year.

"I teach my students that in order to improve the world, one has to understand it first," says Christine Danley, an environmental science resource teacher at Holland Elementary School in Fort Wayne. As a resource teacher, Mrs. Danley is responsible for the organization, development, implementation and evaluation of the science curriculum for her school and her district. Under her direction, the school's resource lab is a place of constant activity where parents and community members are welcome to contribute to and assist ongoing investigation. The Holland Trashbusters recycling program she developed has won awards at the local and state level. To promote science as a family pursuit, she publishes a monthly newsletter that includes science activities and local environmental developments. Mrs. Danley also directs the school's "Borrow a Beast" program and organizes a yearly Science Family Fun Night.