Some students find English a challenging subject. However, in Sue Jones’ class at Oak Canyon Junior High School in Alpine, Utah, English is fun; it’s more about student interaction, teamwork and what Jones calls “bench talks.&...
Six of Utah's top teachers and two outstanding volunteers have been selected to receive the 2010 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Education. Each year, the Golden Apple Awards are presented by the
Lisa Roundy has a lot on her hands. Seventy five percent of the children in her high-risk kindergarten class ranked low on the kindergarten assessment test. Most of the children cannot recognize a single letter of the alphabet and many of them speak...
Pin-pointing the strengths and eliminating the weaknesses of her students is only part of Rebecca Ivory's job as Riverview Junior High School music teacher. She wants parents to be determined yet loving about expectations of their children and she se...
Skull and crossbones don her neck and pirates adorn her black and olive green striped shirt. LaNay King is crew leader of "the pirate ship," her fifth grade classroom at Timpanogas Intermediate School in Heber City. Why pirates? "I wanted my st...
Highland High School teacher Doug Jorgensen has a classroom disclosure statement that students have the ability to progress, to make changes, and to evolve into more enhanced individuals. He discusses the statement with each student. Seen throu...
Maria Requena is a first grade teacher at Midvale Elementary in Midvale, Utah where more than 70 percent of the students speak English as a second language. A Title I school, Midvale has one of the highest transient rates and the highest free and red...
Teaching junior high school can be a challenging job. Not only is a love for teaching required, but a broad knowledge of curriculum and standards, discipline and management techniques, enthusiasm, a caring attitude and endless overtime and volunteer...
Array
(
[area] => pressReleases
[action] => category
[cid] => MTY=
[page] => 1
)
Array ( )