Articles filed under Teacher Tribute
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Geneva teacher believes anyone can create artDec 11, 2017 5:00 am - Jon Kristofer has been teaching art to sixth- and eighth-graders at Geneva Middle School South for three years. "This is my 13th year as an art teacher. I have taught i...
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Wheaton teacher makes art 'current and relevant'Dec 11, 2017 5:00 am - Lauren Nielsen teaches art at Edison Middle School in Wheaton. She's also an artist herself, displaying her work in Naperville and Chicago galleries. Her online portfoli...
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Hampshire High welding teacher enjoys 'dream job'Nov 13, 2017 5:00 am - Before he joined the Industrial Technology department at Hampshire High School, Vince Serritella served in the Air Force. "I served from December 1997 until March of 20...
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Navy service inspires teacher's lessons at Elmhurst schoolNov 13, 2017 4:40 am - Peter Richey has a surprise planned for the Veterans Day 2016 assembly at Churchville Middle School in Elmhurst, and not even the principal knows about it. About 40 minu...
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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...