As the school year comes to a close, Milken Educators share the rituals they've developed to prepare students to move on.
Fourth-grade teacher Krista Trent (OH ’18) loves teaching because she knows she’s helping to build the future.
Silvia Miranda (NM '18) knew she would like being an educator—but she didn't anticipate the impact teaching others would have on her own life.
Sarah Szymanski (CO ’18) loves teaching because of the committed network of adults around her: “[They] work together each day for the betterment of children.”
Hailey Couch, Oklahoma's 2018-19 Milken Educator Award recipient, tries "to help change the world, one child at a time."
Empower learning, instill confidence and encourage ownership of the learning process: That’s what student-led conferences do for Emily Caldarelli’s fourth-graders at Paul Cuffee School in Providence. Here’s how they work.
Erica Stephens (TN ’18) loves the sincerity and enthusiasm of elementary students: “No matter where they are, you can reach them.”
Art teacher Michael Zaba (CT ’18) goes to great lengths to tie the creative projects in his classroom to everything else his students are learning: “I love making interdisciplinary connections.”
Fifth-grade math and science teacher Stephanie Whetstone (LA ’18) worked in journalism, marketing and public relations before pursuing a career in education: “I enjoyed the work, but something was missing. I wanted to truly make a difference.”
Every day, Brittany Larson (ND ’18) tells her first-graders that they are loved, smart and capable: “My greatest accomplishments are the lasting relationships I create with my students.”
