Melyssa Ferro is a middle school science teacher and the Idaho Teacher of the Year. Prior to being named Idaho Teacher of the Year, Melyssa received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
E-mail: MelyssaFerro@gmail.com
Twitter: @Melyssa Ferro
Facebook: Melyssa Ferro
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Recommended Book:
Any books published by NSTA and ASCD Press
• Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
First Paying Job:
• Picking Blackberries
Favorite TV Show:
• NCIS
Last Music Download or song playing in your car:
• Twenty-One Pilots
One Famous Person That You Would Invite for Dinner:
• Neil DeGrasse Tyson or Rosalind Franklin
What would you do during an unexpected snow day?
• Get caught up on paperwork
Next Item on Bucket List:
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
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Despite growing up in a family of teachers, Melyssa knew she didn’t want to become a teacher
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Boise State University, I Can Teach Program
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Experiences attending and later teaching at same district for her entire career
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Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
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Annual outings to Yellowstone National Park with her students
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The Lorax of Public Education
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If you’re supposed to be a teacher, you will be a teacher
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Making Math and Science fun
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Getting girls and minorities interested in STEM
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Meeting President Obama
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Importance of working on student-teacher relationships
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Feeling obligated to grade every single assignment