Teacher of the year
After two decades of teaching high school students, it’s understandable if Cindy Miller sometimes doesn’t feel like stepping into the classroom. »
Friday, Mar. 24, 2006
Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2006
Titanium teacher cycles to Geneva
A teacher who claims to have more metal in his head than anyone else in Europe after a skiing accident, is planning a fundraising bike-ride to Switzerland. »
Friday, Mar. 17, 2006
Hero Teacher Stopped Shooting With Hug
A Nevada gym teacher who risked her own life to stop a 14-year-old student who allegedly was shooting his classmates is being called a hero, but Jencie Fagan says any mother would have done the same thing. »
Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2006
Teacher shows by example that ‘health is your wealth’
Colleen White is not your traditional health teacher. »
Monday, Mar. 6, 2006
Teacher has a Nobel cause
Was the Dalai Lama naughty as a kid? »
Saturday, Mar. 4, 2006
Doris Black is teacher of the year
Tears of joy streamed down her face »
Thursday, Mar. 2, 2006
Teacher believes working with kids ‘her calling in life’
Teaching is both Delisha Rodgers’ passion and calling. »
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006
Teacher brings past to life with a visit from Rosa Parks
A 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air pulled into the bus loop at Manchester High School yesterday, and from the car stepped a petite woman in vintage clothing. »
Three win Teacher of the Year honor
When Sarasota High science teacher Laurie Saslow got a call to attend a last-minute mandatory assembly, she wasn’t exactly excited. She’d planned to give a test. »
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006
Famed teacher delivers motivational speech
Wearing a newsboy cap and prompting cheers every time he muttered his signature Spanish remark, “Horale!” famed math teacher Jaime Escalante gave a motivational talk Wednesday at St. Paul High School. »
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006
Demeanor, creativity earn Teacher of the Year high marks
Magic shows and a time travel machine are just as important as books and pencils in Betsy Seymour’s classroom. »
Monday, Feb. 20, 2006
Teacher soaks up learning, teaching
Bonne-Marie Doughty-Jenkins isn’t your average eighth-grade science teacher. In the past four years, the former Plainville resident has received or been nominated for a number of awards and recognitions, including Teacher of the Year and Disney’s American Teacher of the Year. »
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006
Tew named Bradford County Teacher of the Year
After a long interview process, Donna Tew was named Bradford County’s Teacher of the Year. »
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006
Students try teacher’s role
Allentown School District Superintendent Karen Angello made an appeal not long ago during a commencement address to students who had dreams of becoming teachers. »
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006
Breakthrough School Is Educators’ Dream
Director Norma Neumann-Johnson was like a kid touring her new house as she led her teachers through newly built Breakthrough Magnet School Friday. The school will move from Cornwall Street over spring break in April. »
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006
At 27, a class guy is Teacher of Year
Teacher Linda Pogoda jumped up and down and shouted ”Yes!” when the Broward 2007 Teacher of the Year was named at a ceremony Wednesday. »
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006
Students, ferrets happily reunited
It’s hard to tell whether the students or the two ferrets in Peter Plane’s fourth- and fifth-grade class are happier to be back together. Two-legged and four-legged class residents were full of enthusiasm on Monday, all fairly wiggling with joy as they became reacquainted. »
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006
Classrooms that work: Teacher Robyn Lawson
There is little opportunity for boredom in Robyn Lawson’s classroom, even if her students are 20 energetic, sometimes fidgety, first-graders. »
Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006
Teacher focuses on respect in class
For one Bester Elementary School fifth-grader, the most important test of the week might have come at recess. »
Monday, Jan. 9, 2006
Teacher embraces rappers and soapies to keep pupils excited
While English teacher Ingrid Barnsley is not a particularly big fan of former gangster and US rapper 50 Cent, she uses his music to spice up her English lessons. »
Friday, Jan. 6, 2006
Teacher of Year connects with kids
Dan Scripsema has worn a lot of hats in his 31 years at Jenison High School, but his two favorites have not changed. »
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006
Head teacher is made a Dame
A HEAD teacher at a Hackney primary school was made a Dame in the Queen’s New Year honours. »
Monday, Jan. 2, 2006
Science teacher uses classroom to stress civic duty
Colette Plassmann does more than teach science— she teaches civic responsibility. »
Paralyzed teacher relates to pupils’ learning struggles
Shelly White says the accident that left her paralyzed has made her a better teacher. »
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005
Teacher up for national award
Patricia Avery was shocked when she opened the letter declaring she had been named a finalist for the 2005 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. »
Monday, Dec. 19, 2005
Math teacher always makes time for her students
The school day rarely ends at 3 p.m. for Elaine Perkins. »
Monday, Dec. 12, 2005
Upbeat teacher takes top honor
Attitude often has everything to do with how a person is perceived by others. »
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005
Teacher honored for bravery in hostage taking
Two Shanghai residents were honored by the central government recently for their bravery in battling crime, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau announced yesterday. »
Friday, Nov. 25, 2005
Teacher Surprised With $25,000 Award
One teacher who heads and has championed a dual immersion program for junior high students — where students take some classes in English and some in Spanish — got a huge and surprising reward this week. »
Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005
Disney Awards Teacher Top Honor
A Lakeland teacher was honored Saturday for helping her students reach out to tsunami victims, wheelchair-bound children and others in need. »