Articles filed under Teachers
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Respect rules in Winfield teacher's first-grade classroomApr 13, 2015 5:45 am - Walk into a first-grade classroom and you might expect chaos — young kids running around, noise as they talk over each other, maybe a competition to get the teacher's at...
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Des Plaines teacher Kristi Ryken plays key role in coaching her colleaguesMar 09, 2015 11:00 am - Teachers have it tough. Beyond just getting a room full of young people to learn, they're also expected to use new technologies, adapt to ever-changing guidelines and ke...
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Tricia Baltzersen of Algonquin uses books to inspire her sixth-grade studentsFeb 09, 2015 10:01 am - Tricia Baltzersen's eyes light up when she talks about books. "My mom used to read this story ... 'Are You My Mother.' Every night my mom would read that book to me. It ...
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Wheaton Warrenville South mourns cross country coach Tom ToddDec 12, 2014 12:00 am - Tom Todd dies after battle with lymphoma
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Westbrook teacher shows kids the value of staying activeDec 08, 2014 10:00 am - It's the start of Lori Many's physical education class, and her kindergarten students have turned into dinosaurs. Some of the dinosaurs run around the gymnasium trying t...
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The beautiful struggle of Jen Katrein's St. Charles classroomNov 09, 2014 3:01 pm - As Jen Katrein gets peppered by questions, it becomes clear the assignment is a bit different from anything her fifth grade class has attempted before. The mission is t...
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New disagreement in Dist. 60 teacher's strike: school lunchesOct 26, 2014 1:00 am - Along with teacher salary raises and benefits, something new was added to the list of things the Waukegan School District 60 administration and the teacher's union canno...
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New Barrington District 220 kindergarten plan doesn't make half-days transferOct 22, 2014 5:30 am - District 220 adjusts tuition-based, full-day kindergarten plan
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Waukegan Dist. 60 classes canceled again because of strikeOct 19, 2014 1:01 am - Classes are canceled again Monday because of the ongoing strike in Waukegan Unit District 60, which has seen some 1,200 teachers hit the picket lines for more than two w...
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Roslyn Road dedicates new Outdoor Learning CenterOct 07, 2014 5:30 am - The new Outdoor Learning Center at Roslyn Road Elementary School was dedicated at a ceremony Monday night with the snip of a pair of oversized scissors handled by Princi...