Articles filed under Teachers
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Innovation amid separation: How three suburban teachers keep kids engagedMay 06, 2020 5:30 am - With e-learning, teachers are reinventing how to engage and inspire students using new tools since the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools. Three suburban educators share t...
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Editorial: Schools are closed, but Teacher Appreciation Week remains importantMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - Think back to being 6 or 7, or even a little older. Remember what it was like to be small and, in so many ways, new to the world. Picture the adults who influenced you m...
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Seven suburban educators to celebrate during Teacher Appreciation WeekMay 05, 2020 5:30 am - Remember that teacher who became a role model and helped you think for yourself? Or the one who built your child's confidence and helped them find their calling? Teacher...
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Wood Dale teacher loses birth-related sick-day case appealApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a teacher who gave birth the day before classes let out for summer was not entitled to use the 28 days of paid sick time she took w...
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Palatine art teacher cultivates creative mindsApr 14, 2020 6:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 art teacher Joanna Angelopoulos' classroom buzzes with excitement at any given time. Her enthusiasm for art and what it represen...
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Gecko strong: Wauconda Grade School's drive-by parade brings cheer, strengthens connectionsMar 27, 2020 9:00 am - Drive-by parades are growing in popularity as the COVID-19 stay-at-home order continues. On Wednesday, March 25, Wauconda Grade School fifth-grade teacher Tracie Miglans...
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Stevenson civics teacher's influence reaches beyond the classroomMar 09, 2020 5:00 am - Stevenson civics teacher's influence reaches beyond the classroom
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'Band nerd for life': How Batavia teacher's lessons use 'Old Town Road,' basketballFeb 10, 2020 5:00 am - On a Wednesday morning before school, Lisa Hatfield stands in front of her fifth-grade band ensemble and leads the roughly 90 students in rehearsing the song “Old Town R...
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Tips from a top teacher: Lisa Hatfield, Batavia Unit District 101Feb 10, 2020 5:00 am - Lisa Hatfield's energy and passion for music is contagious throughout Batavia Unit District 101, parents and colleagues say. In her eighth year teaching fifth-grade band...
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How a St. Charles teacher is instilling love for math in young studentsDec 09, 2019 4:55 am - Lynn Pittner's favorite technique for teaching math begins with two simple questions: "What do we notice? What do we wonder?" What do we notice about the number of anima...