David retired from public education in June of 2010 after several years with the Revere Public Schools as both a science teacher and a science curriculum coordinator. David was inducted with the help from another former NSSSA President, Harriet Page, who had this to say about David in her speech:
I am very pleased that David M. Lyons, EdD, will be inducted tonight into the Massachusetts Hall of Fame for Science Educators. I have known David for many years and have served with him in numerous ways that have revolved around supporting and improving science education in Massachusetts.
I have worked with David over the years back when I was President of North Shore Science Supervisors Association and when he was President of NSSSA and we continue to work together presently as we serve on this organization’s Board of Directors- in striving to keep this association alive and vibrant- in an era when it is much more difficult to motivate science educators to come out and participate in organizations of this type.
I had also worked with David when the “old” Massachusetts Science Supervisors Association held yearly state conventions and David always volunteered to be a presenter at the conventions. But- besides participating in the conventions himself, he also made sure, as the Science Curriculum Director for the Revere Public Schools, that funding was available for several of his K-12 science faculty to attend these conventions which he knew would “sow the seed” for these teachers to think about involving themselves in science education on a broader level beyond just their local district.
David has expanded his desire to support Massachusetts science teachers through his business- Lyons Educational Consulting Services. He enthusiastically helps to develop competent new Massachusetts science teachers via his role as Senior Science instructor at Cambridge College. Evidence to his success in this endeavor- I worked with one of David’s new science teachers in my DESE Summer Chemistry Institute in July and this young teacher shouted praises about how much David’s mentoring has helped shape her into a much more competent biology teacher and how he has continued to be supportive to her in her classroom well past their formal mentorship period.
For all of the reasons that I have just mentioned and many more, it makes me very happy to see David Lyons inducted tonight into the Massachusetts Hall of Fame for Science Educators.
Congratulations to David and a thank you from the entire NSSSA membership for his years of service and fellowship!
