Articles filed under Teachers
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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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Idea Lab for pediatric patients honors longtime volunteersDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - Les and Mary Wiberg may have retired from the classroom 25 year ago, but they will always be teachers. So in their namesake room on the pediatric floor of a Winfield hos...
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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 ...
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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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Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois names Class of 2017Sep 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Area students among 234 aspiring teachers recognizes at North Central event