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Deborah Johnston
2002 Colorado Teacher of the Year |
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Deborah Johnston teaches all levels of English at Eaglecrest High School. Viginia White, English Coordinator at the school, best describes Deborah by saying, "Although she reaches all ability levels, she especially touches in a positive way the lives of those lost souls no one else has been able to reach. She's demanding and presents a no nonsense attitude with her students; she will not tolerate lack of effort or failure."
In her 12 years of teaching, Deborah has developed dozens of strategies to help reluctant learners experience a sense of accomplishment and work toward larger goals. She spends hours each night color-coding individual essays so students can see what a well-written essay looks like.
Somehow Deborah also finds the time to mentor new teachers and work with the educators in her district as well as other districts. According to Barbara Thorngren, Eaglecrest Media Center Coordinator, "She is the epitome of what being a teacher means. She was born to do this job." |
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Text and Picture made available by the Colorado Department of Education |
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Sharon Draper
1997 National Teacher of the Year |
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For more than twenty-five years Sharon Draper has shown her students in the Cincinnati public schools the beauty and power of language and learning. she is the 1997 National Teacher of the Year and was honored by President Clinton in a ceremony at the White House on Friday April 19, which also recognized all the 1997 State teachers of the year. At the conclusion of her current school term Ms. Draper will begin a year as a spokesperson for education to the nation and the world.
Writing is a passion for Draper and she has, to this point, published five books for young people along with many poems and stories. "I started writing with my students and for my students, " said Draper. "Everything I become involved with seems to revolve around education and children." |
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Text and Picture made available by the National Teacher of the Year Program |
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Ben Wentworth III
2001 Disney Teacher of the Year |
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Wentworth was selected for his creative approach to the classroom with such achievements as creating a walk-in anatomical model of an animal cell for low vision students. He is also credited with creating 4X4 rug-map boards of the European and Pacific Theaters, using students as game pieces so they could learn history through direct experience. |
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Text and picture made available through the Disney Learning Page |
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