Professional Development: Leading Experts

Dr. Eisenkraft, lead author and the project director of Active Chemistry and Active Physics, recently was elected as a Fellow of the AAAS. He also has been recognized with the following awards: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching, 1986 from President Reagan; AAPT Distinguished Service Citation for "excellent contributions to the teaching of physics", 1989; Science Teacher of the Year, Disney American Teacher Awards in their American Teacher Awards program, 1991.

In 1999 Dr. Eisenkraft was elected to a 3-year cycle as the President-Elect, President and Retiring President of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest science teacher organization in the world. Also in 1999, he was the sole recipient of an award for Excellence in Pre-College Physics teaching from AAPT.

Dr. Eisenkraft, has played a major role in supporting numerous pilots and implementations of Active Chemistry and Active Physics, across the country from San Diego to Boston. He has just completed a 5-week distance learning course as additional support system for Active Physics.

He serves on numerous advisory boards including The Merck Institute of Science Education; BSCS; the National Academy of Sciences and EDC.