Sharon Bowers is a teacher in Virginia Beach City Public Schools working as an Educator-in-Residence for the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA). She has taught science for more than 25 years and her work with children earned her recognition as a Secondary Science Presidential Award Winner for Virginia. Through her work with NIA, Sharon works with LearniT-TeachiT to develop resources that model best practice in the use of instructional technology to support 21st Century teaching and learning. She is an instructor for the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers’ Academy, writes activities and trains teachers for the AIMS Education Foundation and has been a writer and reviewer for Harcourt Science.