Articles filed under Teacher Tribute
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Special-education teacher known as a 'child whisperer'Apr 09, 2018 6:00 am - The mother of her 3-year-old student was going to have major surgery. Becky Kelly knew she had to help preschooler Giancarlo Pietrasanta cope with his mom being away fro...
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Carpentersville teacher has passion for special educationApr 09, 2018 6:00 am - Pamela Mahoney of Elgin has been a teacher for 20 years, 12 of them at the deLacey Family Education Center in Carpentersville, which serves 366 preschool-age students in...
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Social studies teacher wants kids to think like historiansMar 12, 2018 5:00 am - Grant Montgomery has spent 10 years teaching social studies to eighth-graders in St. Charles School District 303. He is in his first year teaching at Thompson Middle Sch...
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Geneva teacher teaches science with storytelling, charactersFeb 12, 2018 5:00 am - Sporting a wig, mustache and a southern accent, Matt Gain tries to find fun ways to make science more interesting to his students. Gain, 46, who has taught eighth-grade ...
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Geneva teacher teaches science with storytelling, charactersFeb 12, 2018 5:00 am - Sporting a wig, mustache and a southern accent, Matt Gain tries to find fun ways to make science more interesting to his students. Gain, 46, who has taught eighth-grade ...
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Hoffman Estates P.E. teacher helps kids build confidenceJan 08, 2018 5:00 am - Blaine "Gene" Wohlert, 54, has spent his entire career - 32 years - teaching physical education to elementary students in Elgin Area School District U-46. A resident of ...
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PE teachers use tech to track student performanceJan 08, 2018 5:00 am - Brad Alper and Kevin Conway are physical education teachers at South Middle School in Arlington Heights. Alper, who received his teaching degree at Northeastern Illinoi...
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Elk Grove teacher to be honored on-field before college football championshipJan 08, 2018 12:00 am - Elk Grove High School teacher Ricky Castro - the 2017 Illinois Teacher of the Year - will be honored on-field before tonight's college football national championship gam...
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Vernon Hills teacher shares the gift of artDec 11, 2017 5:00 am - Mary Benton considers art to be her gift in life, and she's found her purpose in sharing that gift with others. For nearly four decades Benton has shared that gift as an...
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Wheeling art teacher emphasizes academics tooDec 11, 2017 5:00 am - Art class at Holmes Middle School in Wheeling is rarely "draw whatever you want," said Steve Hamann, who's been teaching there for the last three years, and for a total ...