Articles filed under Teachers
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Teacher gets Carol Stream students to ask the big questionsApr 11, 2016 5:30 am - When Nicole Dodendorf and a fellow teacher introduce their students to a project inspired by a "Sesame Street" song, you would expect to hear crickets from the teenagers...
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Benjamin Middle School teacher gets young writers to 'focus on the details'Apr 11, 2016 5:30 am - Bill Wadman teaches English/language arts at Benjamin Middle School. He spent four years in the U.S. Air Force and 24 years working at Xerox Corporation. This is his 13t...
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Downers Grove North teacher receives Golden Apple awardApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - Before leaving for work Monday morning, Jeff Grant's wife played fashion police. She insisted he couldn't wear one of his "science dorky" shirts. He didn't know what all...
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Chicago teachers strike over school cuts, fundingApr 01, 2016 1:00 am - Chicago Public Schools teachers hit the picket lines Friday, saying the controversial one-day strike, though possibly an irritation to parents and students, is vital to ...
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Maine West teacher is role model for studentsMar 13, 2016 11:00 pm - Maine West High School science teacher Nate Hassman starts most days as early as 4 a.m. jogging around his Park Ridge neighborhood, but his workout is just as much menta...
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Glenbard East teacher engages young mindsMar 13, 2016 11:00 pm - Tom Martinez teaches biology at Glenbard East High School. A 34-year teaching veteran, he has spent the past 23 years at the Lombard school. Q. High school classes s...
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Jacobs teacher makes complicated subject easierMar 13, 2016 11:00 pm - Although he's only been a teacher for two years, Conrad Rogers is a favorite with students at Jacobs High School in Algonquin, who praise him for the way he makes compli...
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Barrington students learn same concepts in different wayMar 13, 2016 11:00 pm - Caroline Milne teaches Honors Human Biology and Biology Living Systems at Barrington High School, where she's been a member of the faculty for 13 years, She did her unde...
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Hampshire industrial tech teacher prepares students for real worldFeb 08, 2016 7:00 am - Hampshire industrial technology teacher makes sure students are ready for real world
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Tips from a great teacher: Mike JakubowskiFeb 08, 2016 6:50 am - • Parents, help your children with their math skills. We use math every day in one way or another. My students have said to me, "Mr. J, I did not sign up for a math clas...