Yolanda A. Bediako is recognized by the International Academy of Science for her contributions to Acellus in the Kindergarten Science course. Ms. Bediako earned a Master’s in Bi-Lingual and Bi-Cultural Education at Columbia Teachers College in New York, NY, and a Master’s in Education – Science and Special Education at the University of Kansas. Most recently, she has received a Digital Media and Design Specialist Certificate from the University of Central Missouri. She has served as a Trainer for Ford Motor Company in Kansas City, MO, as a Classroom Teacher in the Kansas City, Missouri School District, as an English as a Second Language Coordinator at Renaissance Academy in Kansas City, and as an ESL Teacher and Instructional Coach in the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools.