2025 AACT Teacher of the Year Award Winner

Each year, AACT recognizes K–12 educators with the Teacher of the Year award. Through their pedagogy, dedication, skills, and accomplishments, these teachers make outstanding contributions to the chemistry teaching profession and AACT.

Nora Walsh teaches on-level, honors, and AP Chemistry at FJ Reitz High School in Evansville, IN. She has bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from Emory University and a master's degree in secondary science education from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She is an associate editor for Chemical Education Xchange, an AP Chemistry reader, an AP Chemistry Mentor, and has presented several webinars for ChemEd X and the American Association of Chemistry Teachers. She is also a 2023 and 2025 PAEMST Finalist for Indiana. She is passionate about supporting teachers on their journey to take their existing classrooms and evolve them to meet new challenges and better meet students where they are. She is invigorated by collaboration and is very active in teacher learning networks on social media, including X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Follow her @reitzchemistry.