VIDEO: Vote for Linden Teacher Mr. Hansen in "Great American Teach Off"

A sixth grade science teacher at Linden School has been nominated in a teaching contest that could win his classroom a $10,000 grant, though he'll need to win an online vote against other educators across the country.

Michael Hansen submitted this video emphasizing his commitment to education and the hands-on learning philosophies of the "innovation school." 

"The things we're doing aren't things that aren't being done in our classrooms," Hansen said in the video. "Our curriculum is still the science curriculum - at the end of the year, our students should know the things they're supposed to know.

"My hope is that they are going to know them more deeply, that they will have internalized (it), that they will understand that science is a real thing." 

Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 10, though voters can vote for their favorite teacher once a day.