Articles
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Spotlight: 10 Questions for Erika Klose (WV ’17)
February 23, 2018Geologist Erika Klose (WV ’17) wants students to leave her class with the confidence to pursue challenging STEM careers: “My goal is to create positive experiences in science for all students.”
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Spotlight: 10 Questions for Alexis King (CA '17)
February 22, 2018English teacher Alexis King (CA ’17) describes her first year of teaching as a whirlwind, but loads of fun: “I remember thinking that I had definitely chosen the correct job for me.”
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Spotlight: 10 Questions for Melanie Cole (PA '17)
February 21, 2018Special education teacher Melanie Cole (PA ’17) loves helping her senior students bring their future dreams to life as they prepare to leave high school: “These are some of my favorite conversations.”
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Spotlight: 10 Questions for Maria DeBruin (NJ '17)
February 20, 2018Chemistry teacher Maria DeBruin (NJ ’17) expected her life to change when she left the corporate world for the classroom, but she’s embraced every part of her role as a teacher, even bathroom, hall and cafeteria duty: “I have learned to love every opportunity to interact with students.”
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Spotlight: 10 Questions for Theresa Cross (LA '17)
February 15, 2018Theresa Cross (LA ’17) is using some of her Milken Educator Award money to fund an annual award for an outstanding educator at InspireNOLA charter schools: “It was so wonderful to be acknowledged that I want other educators to have the same experience.”
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Spotlight: 10 Questions for Lisa Rodgers (CO '17)
February 12, 2018Biology teacher Lisa Rodgers (CO ’17) isn’t sure students will remember the exact content of her classes, but she thinks the process will stick: “I hope they remember how to engage in scientific inquiry so they can reliably answer their own questions later in life.”
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Spotlight: 10 Questions for Dale Adamson (FL '17)
February 9, 2018Teaching math is all in the family for Dale Adamson (FL '17). He works alongside his sister Katelyn and mother Karen, a 30-year math educator he considers his biggest professional inspiration: "She has instilled in me the belief that a teacher is never done learning."
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Spotlight: 10 Questions for Toni-Ann Palmisano (NJ '17)
February 8, 2018A professor once told Toni-Ann Palmisano (NJ '17) that the key to classroom management is not cracking a smile until December. She’s glad she ignored that advice: “I embrace my bubbly personality in the classroom because I want my students to see that no matter what age you are, it’s important just to be yourself.”
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Spotlight: 10 Questions for Jordan McGaughey (MO '17)
January 30, 2018Social studies teacher Jordan McGaughey (MO ’17) hopes kids leave his class charged about learning and prepared for college-level work: “If students are passionate about what they are learning, they’ll seek out more education as they get older.”
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AVID and Milken Educators: Reinforcing Excellence, Building Relationships
January 23, 2018How has the AVID experience shaped Milken Educators? In a panel discussion at the AVID national conference in December 2017, four Milken Educator Award recipients talked about the impact AVID’s college-and-career-readiness strategies have had on their own practices and their students’ success.