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  "Hands-on assignments bring history alive. Reading about an assembly line is fine, but it isn’t going to have the same academic..." (read more)

  Brian Allman (WV '19)

  Classroom Teacher, Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School
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  "I work hard to build relationships with my students. When they accidentally call me ‘Mom’ I know I have done my job well. It..." (read more)

  Jennifer Williams (LA '19)

  Teacher, John Q. Adams Middle School
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  "Although I was blessed to have phenomenal teachers throughout my K-12 experience, I did not have one academic African American male..." (read more)

  Dr. Johnnie Marshall (GA '19)

  Principal, Valdosta Early College Academy
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  "I believe we are successful if we have made a difference in the lives of others, lived a life aligned with our values, and achieved..." (read more)

  Lacy Rivera (NM '19)

  Teacher, Sundance Elementary School
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  "The relationships between older and younger students through reading stories together is one of my very favorite successes. Watching..." (read more)

  Lyndsay Hartmann (NE '19)

  Teacher, St. Patrick Catholic School
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  "I push my students hard. I see more potential in them than they see in themselves most of the time. Based on my upbringing at their..." (read more)

  Nicolas Jacques (NV '19)

  Band Director, Carson High School
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  "What I love most about high school students is their eagerness. So often teenagers in our society get put down as lazy and out of..." (read more)

  M.E. Hersey (MA '19)

  Curriculum and Instructional Coordinator & English Teacher, Springfield Honors Academy at The High School of Commerce
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  "I really hope that my students walk away from class with academic confidence, an ability to think critically and an understanding..." (read more)

  Julie Rowell (OR '19)

  Secondary Multilingual Learner Program Coordinator, Gresham High School