Articles filed under Teacher Tribute
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Elgin teacher inspires students through languageOct 09, 2017 6:00 am - Using hand and facial gestures, body movement and singing, Juan Perez communicates words in an animated manner, helping students connect the dots and pick up language mo...
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Lake Louise first-grade teacher makes kids their bestSep 11, 2017 6:00 am - First-grade teacher Donna Zimmerman has an unbridled enthusiasm for Lake Louise Elementary School in Palatine. Her excitement about Lake Louise is understandable. She we...
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Batavia teacher helps first-graders growSep 11, 2017 5:55 am - Jodi Bird is a first-grade teacher at H.C. Storm Elementary School in Batavia with a lot of experience working with young children. She's been teaching for 24 years; 13 ...
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Our Lady of the Wayside technology teacher wears many hatsJun 12, 2017 6:00 am - It is common for teachers in Catholic schools to take on extra activities and classes outside of their concentration, but even given that, Chris Bremner, middle school t...
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Geneva gifted teacher inspires through EinsteinMay 08, 2017 6:00 am - It doesn't take a genius to figure out who Nancy Krasinski's hero is. The walls of her gifted classroom are adorned with Albert Einstein posters and quotes, and Einstein...
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Fremont kindergarten teacher takes kids on 'learning journey'Apr 10, 2017 11:00 pm - For Aurele Van Reck, teaching is a second career that she says was inspired by "my own children's learning journeys." Van Reck teaches kindergarten at Fremont Elementary...
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Westmore kindergarten teacher uses theater background to instill learningApr 10, 2017 6:00 am - Westmore kindergarten teacher uses theater background to instill love of learning
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Kindergarten a 'magical time' to Arlington Heights teacherApr 10, 2017 6:00 am - Westgate Elementary School kindergarten teacher Nancy Abruscato has been teaching for 30 years, including the last 21 in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25. She st...
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Carpentersville kindergarten teacher balances learning with socializationApr 10, 2017 6:00 am - Ten years of Angela Hammond's 11-year teaching career have been at Perry Elementary School in Carpentersville, part of Community Unit District 300. Recognized as Spotlig...
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Yoga teacher helps students find physical, mental balanceMar 13, 2017 5:00 am - Like most great teachers, Schaumburg High School's Wade Heisler challenges his students to do their best and improve themselves. But probably few accomplish this while s...