Award Address (James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching, sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc). Thirty-nine years of motivating and enjoying students

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Eleanor W. Siegrist, siegrise@pennswoods.net, Hollidaysburg Area School District (retired), Jackson Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
What are some things that we as educators can do for ourselves and our students to make teaching enjoyable and learning meaningful? How do you keep motivating yourself so that teaching never grows stale even when you teach the same course several times a day and/or teach the same course for many years? What can you do to rejuvenate yourself? How can you motivate your students? What techniques and resources are available?