Articles filed under Teachers
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For Lyn Scolaro's students, the classroom is only the beginningSep 09, 2013 6:00 am - In Lyn Scolaro's classroom, learning a new language is about more than vocabulary words and conjugating verbs. It's a doorway to a new culture, a way to open minds and h...
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Schaumburg band director enters ‘senior year’Aug 24, 2013 8:00 am - Schaumburg High School Music Department Chair Kevin Miller has gotten into the habit of telling his senior band members they have work hard because it’s their last year....
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Dundee-Crown special education teacher stresses literacyAug 12, 2013 5:00 am - Schools teach children to read until third grade, when their education shifts. Lessons about the mechanics of reading fall to the wayside as textbooks are introduced and...
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Harper Grad Will Tackle Next Courses as Fellow in GermanyMay 14, 2013 11:00 pm - After completing her Harper College associate degree this May, Stephanie Bemis planned to pursue a bachelor's degree in education close to home. Instead, she'll head acr...
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Second career a serendipitous fit for Geneva art teacherMay 13, 2013 7:15 am - Al Ochsner didn't set out to be a teacher. He is a professional artist. But in the early 2000s, he was also a single father to two boys, and needed more cash. He became ...
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Tips from a great teacherMay 13, 2013 7:12 am - We asked Al Ochsner, art teacher at Geneva High School, for some advice for parents. In his own words: Take an interest: My advice to high school parents would be to be ...
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Al Ochsner, in the words of his studentsMay 13, 2013 7:00 am - According to Al Ochsner's independent-study student, 17-year-old senior Becca Hac, Ochsner “is not an easy teacher.” His persistence in making her become better at matti...
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Top teacher serves as a muse for studentsApr 08, 2013 8:30 am - Art takes many forms. Students in Tricia Fuglestad’s art class at Dryden Elementary School in Arlington Heights learn more than drawing and painting. The 500 students in...
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Bartlett teacher Lana Brozik calls herself a lifelong learnerFeb 10, 2013 6:00 am - Lana Brozik has 7,000 books in her classroom. There's fantasy and science fiction that her students read the most, but also mysteries, literary fiction and nonfiction op...
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How to nominate an educatorDec 03, 2012 7:38 am - Outstanding teachers inspire; they ignite curiosity and a lifetime love of learning; they intervene with troubled kids; they provide bridges to greatness; they prepare y...