Northglenn staff wins Earth Science Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Northglenn High School’s very own Kent Hups, for being announced as one of the recipients for the 2024 K-12 Earth Science Teacher of the Year Award by the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG). Hups previously won the award in 2015, and we are excited for him to receive this honor again. Hups, a Geology and Biology teacher at Northglenn High School with over 20 years of experience, engages with students by using real-world projects and inquiry-based learning to teach them about the rock cycle, tectonics, earthquakes, fossils and structural geology. 

As part of this award by the RMAG Foundation, Hups will receive $2,000 to further his professional development and Northglenn High School will receive $2,000 to support their earth science programs.

Hups plans to use award funds to invest in Virtual Reality devices to allow students to “visit” geological sites around the state and “see” the rocks that these sites provide. These devices combined with his incorporation of field trips, interactive labs, and collaborative projects with local geologists will continue to make geology exciting and available to students.

Mr. Hups is a volunteer Research Associate with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and spends time in the summers on dinosaur dig sites with museum staff. He was recognized at the RMAG Luncheon Meeting on August 7 at the Denver Energy Resource Library and was provided a one-year membership to RMAG, funded by the RMAG Foundation.

Read the full article by the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists Foundation.

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