Background
Huffman, Louise Tolle was born on July 24, 1951 in Tallahassee. Daughter of Donald James and Mary Alice (McNeill) Tolle.
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Louise Tolle Huffman, American middle school educator. Certified elementary teacher, special education teacher Illinois. Recipient Excellence award, Illinois Science Teachers Association, 1992, 1996, Golden Apple award, 2002; grantee, Naperville Education Foundation, 1994, 2002, Jeanine Nicarico Literature grant, 1999.
Education
BSED in Special Education/Elementary Education, Southern Illinois University, 1973. MSEd, Northern Illinois University, 1979.
Career
Teacher Title I reading, Tonica, Illinois, 1973—1974. Teacher learning disabilities St. Charles, 1974—1978. Teacher special education McWayne Elementary School, Batavia, 1978—1980.
Teacher Steeple Run Elementary School, Naperville, 1980—1998, Kennedy Junior High School, Naperville, 1998—2007. Teacher experiencing Antarctic Program Research Season, 2002—2003. Education public Outreach coordinator Antarctic Geological Drilling, since 2007, Antarctic Research Season, 2007.
Facilitator science workshops Hamline University, St. Paul, 1990—1993, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, since 1991. Member steering committee World School Adventure Learning St. Thomas University, St. Paul, 1992—1994. Facilitator of teacher workshops Jurica Science Museum/ Benedictine University, Lisle, since 1992.
Saturday Morning television Science teacher District 203, Naperville, 1994. Steering committee World School Adventure Learning Hamline University, 1995. Author Earth Rhythms Saturday School program Benedictine University, 1996, committee to develop dual major in elementary education and science, Illinois, 1999—2000.
Teacher summer science workshop Golden Apple Foundation, since 1999. Curriculum developer Brookfield (Illinois) Zoo, 2001—2002. Steering committee World School Adventure Learning Hamline University, 2002.
Adjunct faculty Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois, since 2004. Member International Polar Year, since 2005, Education & Outreach Committee. Chair, formal education subcommittee IPY-EOC, since 2006.
Achievements
Membership
Convenor, facilitator, National Science Foundation Polar Science Workshop, 2003. Convenor National Science Foundation Midwest Regional Science Workshop, 2005. Confirmation class teacher Community United Methodist Church, 1999-2001.
Connections
Married Terry Lee Huffman, July 17, 1976. Children: Cody McNeill, Hunter Tolle.
