Newton North HS teacher — and Chief Innovation Officer and coordinator of Newton’s Innovation Lab and Greengineering program — Steve Chinosi has been named one of twenty-four MIT Inspirational Teachers of the Year, selected worldwide from nominations by current MIT students.  The award “recognizes outstanding secondary school teachers who inspire in their students a love of learning, encourage them to pursue excellence, and give them the skills and enthusiasm they need to make a positive difference in the world.”