Articles filed under Teachers
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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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Tips from a great teacherMay 13, 2013 7:12 am - We asked Al Ochsner, art teacher at Geneva High School, for some advice for parents. In his own words: Take an interest: My advice to high school parents would be to be ...
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Al Ochsner, in the words of his studentsMay 13, 2013 7:00 am - According to Al Ochsner's independent-study student, 17-year-old senior Becca Hac, Ochsner “is not an easy teacher.” His persistence in making her become better at matti...
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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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Schaumburg Teacher of Year ready for challengeNov 01, 2012 3:09 pm - Schaumburg High School English teacher Brian Curtin calls it a humbling honor and credits it to the many educators, students, parents and family members who have shaped ...
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Emanuel: Students must be in class during negotiationsSep 12, 2012 2:02 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants contract negotiations with teachers to continue with students in class. He spoke to reporters Wednesday as teachers in the nation’s thir...
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