Articles filed under Teacher Tribute
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Streamwood High music teacher finds students' inner talentFeb 07, 2014 12:00 pm - Sporting a “Doctor Who”-style hairdo and bow tie, David Hain exudes an energy that resonates with his students. “The kids really dig it,” explained the 34-year-old direc...
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Elk Grove P.E. teacher helps make school healthyDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - Staying physically active was easy for Will Hogan as a kid growing up. He came home right after school every day, but didn't stay for long. “My books were the first thin...
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St. Charles teacher wants collaborative effort in mathNov 22, 2013 10:26 am - It’s the morning after Halloween and students in Tina King’s sixth-grade math class at Wredling Middle School in St. Charles are greeting her with smiles and samplings o...
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For Lyn Scolaro's students, the classroom is only the beginningSep 09, 2013 6:00 am - In Lyn Scolaro's classroom, learning a new language is about more than vocabulary words and conjugating verbs. It's a doorway to a new culture, a way to open minds and h...
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Dundee-Crown special education teacher stresses literacyAug 12, 2013 5:00 am - Schools teach children to read until third grade, when their education shifts. Lessons about the mechanics of reading fall to the wayside as textbooks are introduced and...
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Second career a serendipitous fit for Geneva art teacherMay 13, 2013 7:15 am - Al Ochsner didn't set out to be a teacher. He is a professional artist. But in the early 2000s, he was also a single father to two boys, and needed more cash. He became ...
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Top teacher serves as a muse for studentsApr 08, 2013 8:30 am - Art takes many forms. Students in Tricia Fuglestad’s art class at Dryden Elementary School in Arlington Heights learn more than drawing and painting. The 500 students in...
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Bartlett teacher Lana Brozik calls herself a lifelong learnerFeb 10, 2013 6:00 am - Lana Brozik has 7,000 books in her classroom. There's fantasy and science fiction that her students read the most, but also mysteries, literary fiction and nonfiction op...
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How to nominate an educatorDec 03, 2012 7:38 am - Outstanding teachers inspire; they ignite curiosity and a lifetime love of learning; they intervene with troubled kids; they provide bridges to greatness; they prepare y...
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Hoffman Estates instructor is a Daily Herald 'Top Teacher'Dec 03, 2012 4:30 am - Save for the big stack of papers and coffee mug in his hands, Ryan Brown blends right in as he hurries down the locker-lined hallways of Hoffman Estates High School. Doz...