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The McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence |
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The 2009 McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence
Blue Ridge PBS announces McGlothlin Awards for
Teaching Excellence semi-finalists
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(Roanoke, VA)-Nineteen outstanding teachers from across the Blue
Ridge region have been selected as semi-finalists for the 10th annual
McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence. These teachers now begin the
second phase of the awards program which will culminate April 6, 2009 at
Radford University.
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Semi-finalists in the elementary category are: |
| Linda Bays |
Otter River Elementary, Bedford County Public Schools, Va. |
| Lauren Beck |
Raleigh Court Elementary, Roanoke City Public Schools, Va. |
| Rebecca Boone |
Troutville Elementary, Botetourt County Public Schools, Va. |
| Amy Elliott |
John Redd Smith Elementary, Henry County Public Schools, Va. |
| Teresa Hash |
Marion Intermediate, Smyth County Public Schools, Va. |
| Elizabeth Lester |
Patrick Henry Elementary, Martinsville City Public Schools, Va. |
| Deborah Mason |
Tazewell Elementary, Tazewell County Public Schools, Va. |
| Tracy Samosky |
Lashmeet/Matoaka School, Mercer County Public Schools, W.Va. |
| Crystal Whisenhunt |
Independence Elementary, Grayson County Public Schools, Va. |
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Semi-finalists in the secondary school category are: |
| Melissa Amos |
Lord Botetourt High, Botetourt County Public Schools, Va. |
| Lee Anne Bowling-Angle |
Alleghany High, Alleghany County Public Schools, Va. |
| Jayanne Bridges |
Christiansburg Middle, Montgomery County Public Schools, Va. |
| Jane Carter |
Castlewood High, Russell County Public Schools, Va. |
| Sandra Frederick |
Damascus Middle, Washington County Public Schools, Va. |
| Jinny Wooddall-Gainey |
Lucy Addison Middle, Roanoke City Public Schools, Va.
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| Peter Lustig |
Cave Spring High, Roanoke County Public Schools, Va. |
| Jamie McCarthy |
Northside Middle, Roanoke County Public Schools, Va. |
| Mary Slone |
South Floyd High, Floyd County Public Schools, Ky. |
| Erin Wigginton |
Pulaski County High, Pulaski County Public Schools, Va. |
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"It's an honor to recognize talented individuals who routinely nurture
and inspire youth to stretch beyond their potential," said Tina
Coffey, an instructional technology resource teacher with Salem City
Schools and one of this year's volunteer McGlothlin Awards judges. "We
wish to salute these teachers who collaborate with their colleagues,
inspire young people, and impact their community in such a strong way."
McGlothlin Awards judge Maria Stallions, who is an education professor
from Roanoke College, said the semi-finalists also exhibited a willingness
to participate in the learning process and acquire new knowledge and
skills to meet the needs of diverse students. "They are dedicated,
caring, energetic and highly motivated educators," she said, "with
leadership skills and a clear vision of the importance of teachers as role
models and community members."
In the next phase of judging, the semi-finalists must submit a
standards-based lesson plan with a 20-minute video of themselves teaching
the lesson in their classrooms. Judges will evaluate the teachers'
classroom instruction, classroom management, interaction with students,
and, if possible, use of instructional technology such as computers,
video, or digital cameras. Six finalists, three each at the elementary
school level and secondary school level, will be notified by the end of
January 2009.
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"The McGlothlin Foundation's goal is for the awards to inspire
recipients, their students, their peers, and indeed, their entire school.
It is our intent to find the best teachers in today's classrooms around
our region. We want to recognize their fine work, reward them for it, and
by so doing inspire others to the high qualities they exemplify.
Certainly, this award will recognize in a rather significant way what we
consider one of the most important professions-and one with so many unsung
heroes."
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The McGlothlin Awards for
Teaching Excellence
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Special thanks go to Tom McGlothlin and the McGlothlin Foundation for making this important recognition
of teaching excellence possible. The McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence are administered by
Blue Ridge PBS's Education Services Department. |
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