Articles filed under Teachers
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Meet our teachers who shineDec 14, 2015 4:30 am - Look around our area schools and one thing quickly becomes obvious: there are a whole lot of exceptional teachers who are dedicated to helping students become all they c...
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Extra Credit: Kristi Schooler - Hillcrest Elementary, ElginDec 14, 2015 4:00 am - Need to know: Teaches a second-/third-grade monolingual class. Has taught for eight years and was a teacher assistant for 12 years while her own three kids were school a...
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Extra credit: Chris Bratta - Fremont Intermediate School, MundeleinDec 14, 2015 4:00 am - Need to know: Teaches the grade three and four multi-age classroom. She has been teaching for 27 years, including 22 at Fremont. She has been teaching multi-age clas...
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Extra credit: Kelly King - Churchill Elementary School, Glen EllynDec 14, 2015 4:00 am - Need to know: Teaches fourth- and fifth-grade literacy and social studies at Churchill Elementary School in Glen Ellyn. This is her ninth year as a teacher, all at C...
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Extra credit: Jessica Senatore - Stevenson Elementary School in Des PlainesDec 14, 2015 4:00 am - Need to know: Teaches third- and fourth-grade students in a dual language classroom in which instruction is provided equally in Spanish and English. Stevenson serves...
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St. Charles North teacher says math is about questionsNov 09, 2015 6:00 am - Day after day Justin Brennan spent hours watching people die. It was the same people. Over and over, they plummeted from the World Trade Center towers. But he wasn't wa...
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Science teacher inspires through hands-on learningAug 09, 2015 1:00 pm - Sherry Douglas was named Kane County Educator of the Year for her efforts in, out of the classroom
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Top Teacher: Hoffman Estates educator makes learning a 'two-way street'Jun 06, 2015 1:00 am - Alessandra Kennedy has no business singing Sia. Unlike the pop singer known for performing with her face hidden under a wig or while facing a wall, Kennedy can't actuall...
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Tips from a top teacherJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - Alessandra Kennedy says successful teachers: • Are passionate about what they teach. They know the subject they teach well and find exciting ways to bring the curriculu...
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Top Teacher: Kaneland English teacher inspires, educates for 35 yearsMay 11, 2015 10:00 am - In 1980, a 21-year-old Patty Welker nervously anticipated her first day as an English teacher at Kaneland High School. Would the students like her? Could she run a good ...