Joan Ruddiman, WW-P’s gifted and talented resource specialist, is the 2013 recipient of the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Teaching Award. She was nominated by Nancy Norris Bauer, director of New Jersey History Day at William Paterson University, “in recognition of Dr. Ruddiman’s efforts to stimulate her students to study New Jersey history.”
Ruddiman serves on the NJ Historical Commission’s NJ350 teacher advisory committee and is a member of the NJ History Day advisory board. Her recent article, “Teaching and Learning for the Real World: NHD Embodies and Fosters 21st Century Skills and Common Core State Standards,” was published to support the program.
The award was presented by Richard Waldron, chair of the NJSAA Paul A. Stellhorn Award Committee.
