Hinsdale South Teacher Garners Award for Economic Education
Jeff Waterman receives 3M Stars in the Classroom award for teaching sound economic practices and financial responsibility to high school students.
For the last 60 years, Econ Illinois has been dedicated to enhancing economic education and understanding for students in grades K-12. For more than ten years they have partnered with the Minnesota-based technology design firm 3M to recognize teachers across the state who incorporate strong economic programs in their classroom. The 3M Star in the Classroom award is given to ten teachers statewide each year and among the 2010 recipients was Hinsdale South social studies teacher Jeff Waterman. "This award reaffirms my belief in the validity of the tools supplied by Econ Illinois and the validity that I'm teaching it properly," said Waterman. Beth Metzler, vice president for programs and partnerships with Econ Illinois said that the nonprofit…
