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Top Teacher: Prospect Heights teacher builds partnership between middle and high school robotics programs
Jan 10, 2023 6:00 AM - Filip Dudic taught high school classes for a decade, and now at Douglas MacArthur Middle School in Prospect Heights, he still kind of is. Dudic, an applied technology teacher, is one of the driving forces behind an innovative partnership between Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214 that allows eighth graders to design, build and program a robot -- and get high school credit for it. -
Top teacher: Learning for Life instructor at Lisle High School helps students reach their potential
Nov 11, 2022 6:19 AM - Ask Jen Milinki's students what they like about her, and there's no hesitation -- she's the best. "She's a very outstanding teacher," said Zaylen Hubbard. "She makes my life good." Others echo similar sentiments, saying the Lisle High School Learning for Life program instructor connects with them, helps them learn and encourages them. -
Top teacher: Mount Prospect elementary school music teacher is in tune with her young students
Sep 13, 2022 2:54 PM - Claire Koehlinger's life has come full circle -- and for her it involves a circle of fifths. The music teacher at Lions Park Elementary School in Mount Prospect was once a student in Mount Prospect School District 57 as well. In fact, some of her teachers are still in the district. -
Top teacher: Lake Villa music instructor named top high school music teacher of North suburbs
Apr 13, 2022 6:00 AM - His work ethic, passion and dedication to his students earned Elliott Hile, a music teacher at Lakes Community High School in Lake Villa, one of the state's top teacher awards this year. -
Top Teachers: Hersey science and theater teachers pair up for real-world lesson right out of a Seinfeld episode
Mar 9, 2022 8:42 AM - A recent mock doctor's office visit at John Hersey High School is the creation of Kelley Pataky, who teaches Introduction to Health Care, and Lara Becker, who teaches Acting I-VIII. Both have spent most of their careers at the Arlington Heights school, and aren't afraid to take creative chances with their teaching in ways that could benefit student learning. -
Bartlett bilingual kindergarten teacher's love for languages inspires her work
Oct 27, 2021 11:38 AM - When Crissa Almughrabi started learning Spanish at age 12, it was just a hobby. She never thought it would become her calling years later. "I absolutely love the language," says Almughrabi, 57, of St. Charles, now a dual language kindergarten teacher at Nature Ridge Elementary School in Bartlett. -
'Safe, supported and loved': How a Schaumburg teacher nurtures students amid pandemic
Sep 21, 2021 6:00 AM - Though her career has yet to include a school year completely unaffected by COVID-19, sixth-grade teacher Sukaina Hussain of Hoover Math & Science Academy in Schaumburg is already being recognized by her colleagues and students for her talent and skill in working with young people. -
Maine West teacher takes a creative approach to science
May 25, 2021 7:37 AM - Maine West High School science teacher Jennifer Ellberg uses creative activities -- and her enthusiasm for the subject -- to reach students. -
Elk Grove teacher awarded Golden Apple
May 16, 2021 7:14 AM - Golden Apple surprised Admiral Byrd School first-grade teacher Sara Magnafichi Friday with an award for Excellence in Teaching, recognizing how her work has lasting, positive effects on students at the Elk Grove Village school. -
Elmhurst school librarian turns another page adapting to pandemic
Mar 24, 2021 10:30 AM - Over the past year, the pandemic has forced librarian Lauren Blanford to rethink almost every aspect of her job at Emerson Elementary School in Elmhurst.
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