Articles filed under Teacher Tribute
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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...
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Talk with the Editor: Help us identify great teachersNov 08, 2012 10:00 pm - We want to celebrate outstanding teachers. The suburbs have scores of them, and the good they do is vital to the future of our kids and to the future of the region as a ...
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