Walter Hartung teaches science to the ninth through twelfth grade students of Nederland High School in Nederland where he has created a multi-disciplinary curriculum called SPECS-Scientific, Political, Economic and Cultural Studies-which has earned him national recognition and has become a recognized model program. Mr. Hartung has written innovative computer programs for use in physics, astronomy and biology classes. A program for the latter is an animated simulation for use in the dissection of frogs. "To be a science teacher in a changing world is the best way to help shape those who will be our future," says Mr. Hartung. "Our very survival as a species depends upon the creativity and ingenuity of today's students. My goal is to ensure that my students will be well-informed, concerned, compassionate adults."
1974 Univeristy of Colorado, M.Ed.
1968 University of Colorado, B.S.
