By Elizabeth Ziegler, on November 29th, 2011%
The United States Congress has long recognized that higher poverty schools face unique challenges in educating students and provides supplementary assistance to those schools in the form of Title I funds. Schools that meet high levels of achievement and close the learning gap despite these challenges are to be commended. . . . → Read More
By Elizabeth Ziegler, on April 28th, 2011%
The winners of a prestigious Presidential award for science and math teaching were announced today. The two Utah recipients will receive $10,000 from the National Science Foundation and will travel to Washington D.C. later this year to accept the award. . . . → Read More
By Elizabeth Ziegler, on April 22nd, 2011%
Susan Wayman, Kaysville Jr. High English teacher and the Feb. 22 Teacher Feature poses with Principal Curtis Stromberg.
Great patience is a virtue in a teacher, perhaps even a requirement. And most agree middle school is a particularly important time for teachers to be patient with students who are enduring one of . . . → Read More
By Elizabeth Ziegler, on April 20th, 2011%
A master teacher inspires her students and her colleagues to be better. And that’s exactly how Emily Tanner’s peers describe her. The Sunset Elementary School fifth grade teacher received the Teacher Feature award on March 23 and was honored at an assembly yesterday. Sunset Elementary School is in Sunset, Utah, and is in the Davis School District. . . . → Read More
By Elizabeth Ziegler, on April 19th, 2011%
Teaching is a family affair for the April 12, 2011, Teacher Feature recipient. Debbie Reiber is a kindergarten teacher at Cedar Ridge Elementary School in Cedar Hills, Utah, in the Alpine School District. She was nominated for the award by her daughter, who is also a teacher. . . . → Read More
By Elizabeth Ziegler, on April 18th, 2011%
For one 10 year old boy in Hyram, Utah, a hero isn’t an athlete or action movie super star. It’s his fourth grade teacher Jeremy Ralphs, a Teacher Feature recipient from December. . . . → Read More
By Elizabeth Ziegler, on April 13th, 2011%
Stacy Drew from the Canyons School District is this year’s recipient of the Utah School Nurses Association’s Mary Ito Award. This award is given to school nurses who make unique contributions to the field. Drew was honored for her hand in creating several innovative online school nursing programs. . . . → Read More
By Elizabeth Ziegler, on April 11th, 2011%
Garth Limb from Jordan School District’s Heartland Academy, in West Jordan, is a favorite teacher for one family. They nominated him for a Teacher Feature award, which he received in October. He is one of dozens of outstanding teachers recognized by KSL and Zions Bank each school year. . . . → Read More
By Elizabeth Ziegler, on April 7th, 2011%
KSL Radio and Zions Bank honored Alisa Morgan, a kindergarten teacher at Springville’s Art City Elementary School in the Nebo District, for the “Teacher Feature” program this week. This program was developed to recognize outstanding teachers who have gone the extra mile, not only in the classroom, but who have also made a significant impact on many young lives. . . . → Read More
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