Jackie Davenport Author

Jackie Davenport teaches earth science, honors chemistry, and forensic science at Tavares High School in Tavares, FL. She is the Small Learning Community Lead teacher for the Science, Technology, and Health Sciences community. Davenport is co-author of the Forensic Science II curriculum for the state of Florida. She earned a Master's in Educational Leadership degree from National Louis University and a Bachelor's in Science Education degree from East Carolina University. Her awards include Tavares High School Teacher of the Year, Lake County Teacher of the Year finalist, the 2005 Disney Teacherrific Award for Outstanding Educational Program, and Disney Teacherrific Special Judges Award in 2003. Jackie Davenport has served as a consultant for the National Education Program. She has also facilitated and presented at several state and national science teaching events, including the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Florida Association for Science Teachers, and Florida Association of Science Supervisors. Rhonda Brown is the STEM Project Manager for Lake County Schools in Florida. She taught middle and high school science in Indiana and in Florida. Brown developed the Florida state curriculum for Forensic Sciences I and co-authored the Forensic Science II curriculum. She received her Master's in Education degree from Indiana Wesleyan and Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Indiana. In 2004, she received National Board Certification followed by East Ridge High School Teacher of the Year Award and the 2005 Disney Teacherrific Award for Outstanding Educational Program. In 2010, she was named Central Florida STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Teacher of the Year by the Air Force Association. Rhonda Brown has been a presenter at several local, state, and national education conferences including the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Florida Association for Science Teachers (FAST). For the 2011-12 school year, she served an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Division at the National Science Foundation.