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7. James Ford – 2014 North Carolina Teacher of the Year

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James Ford is a North Carolina history teacher.  James has also been named as the Charlottean of the Year, going up against world famous ballerina Patricia McBride, and a prosecutor who successfully put away a former Charlotte mayor.

 

CHARLOTTE MAGAZINE: 2014 Charlottean of the Year: James Ford

 

WEBSITE: JAMES E. FORD

 

TWITTER: James E. Ford

 

Email: James E. Ford

 

Internet Resource Website:  Center for Teaching Quality

 

Recommended Book:   EdJourney by Grant Lichtman

 

Educational Quote:  “The function of Education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.  Intelligence plus character-  is the goal of true education.”  Martin Luther King

 

WEBSITE: Public School Forum of North Carolina

 

 

FINAL PERIOD BEFORE THE FINAL BELL

Morning Person or Night Owl:

• Night Owl

 

Mac or PC:

• PC

 

Favorite Childhood Book:

•  Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss

 

First Paying Job:

• Arts in the Park Program

 

Last Music Download or song playing in your car: 

• Comet, This is Your World

 

What would you do during an unexpected snow day? 

• Watch historical documentaries

 

Next Item on Bucket List:

• PhD in Urban Education

6. Thomas Whaley NY Teacher of the Year & NPR Top 50 Teachers

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Thomas Whaley teaches second-grade on Long Island.  Thomas has been named as both a NY Teacher of the Year and one of NPR’s 50 Great Teachers.  In addition, Thomas has also written Leaving Montana, a novel that has won very impressive awards as a first time effort.

AMAZON: Leaving Montana, by Thomas Whaley

NPR AUDIO: NPR broadcast featuring Thomas Whaley

Website: Thomas Whaley

Email: booksinspireme@optimum.net

Twitter: Thomas Whaley

 

Internet Resource Website: Super Teachers Worksheets

Recommended Book:  Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

Educational Quote:  “The Secret in Education Lies in Respecting the Student.”  Anonymous

Final Period Before the Final Bell:

Morning Person or Night Owl:

• Morning Person

Mac or PC:

• Mac

Favorite Childhood Book:

• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

First Paying Job:

• Dishwasher at Pine Hills Country Club

Favorite TV Show: 

• Ellen

Last Music Download or song playing in your car: 

• Downtown by Macklemore

One Famous Person That You Would Invite for Dinner:

• Marilyn Monroe

What would you do during an unexpected snow day? 

• Work on my second novel or children’s book

Next Item on Bucket List:

• Find literary representation to boost my career

5. Ana Baldwin – 2014 Montana Teacher of the Year

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5. Ana Baldwin 2014 Montana Teacher of the Year

Anna Baldwin teaches high school English on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.  In addition, Anna has also given a TED talk encouraging teachers to find their inner voice.

 

VIDEO: Southern Poverty Law Center Center featuing Anna Baldwin teaching tolerance

 

Email: Annaebaldwin@gmail.com

 

Twitter: Anna E. Baldwin

 

VIDEO: TED Talk: Finding My Teacher Voice Presentation

 

Internet Resource Website: Teaching Tolerance

 

Recommended Book:  

Why Don’t Students Like School: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom  by Daniel T. Willingham

 

Educational Quote:  “Education is the most powerful lesson that you can use to change the world.”  Nelson Mandela

 

Final Period Before the Final Bell:

 

Morning Person or Night Owl:

• Morning Person

 

Mac or PC:

• Mac

 

Favorite Childhood Book:

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

 

First Paying Job:

• Movie Theater

 

Favorite TV Show:

• Does not watch television

 

Last Music Download or song playing in your car:

• Twenty-One Pilots

 

One Famous Person That You Would Invite for Dinner:

• Maya Angelou

 

What would you do during an unexpected snow day?

• A blanket and hot tea

Next Item on Bucket List:

• Visit Cuba

3. Steve Perkins – Indiana Teacher of the Year (Latin)

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Steve Perkins 2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year surprise reaction to being announced state Teacher of the Year

 

As a 10 year old Steve Perkins made a list of what he would do as a classroom teacher.  Thirty-five years later, Steve Perkins would become the Indiana State Teacher of the Year.  Steve discusses his Top 10 list on The New Teacher Podcast.

 

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On May 24, 1980, I jotted down my top ten list of things I wanted to do as a teacher.  It was the end of my 5th grade year, and I did not want to forget the ideas I had formed in Mr. Neal Lang’s class at Slate Run Elementary School.

 

Blog: Steve Perkins Blog

 

Quote (read in Latin):

“People should be ashamed of themselves if they spend all of their time in learning and never bring forth anything for the public good or into the light to be seen by others.”  Cicero, Roman Orator, 106 BC – 43 BC

 

Final Period Before the Final Bell:

Morning Person or Night Owl:

• Morning

 

Mac or PC:

• PC

 

Favorite Childhood Book:

• Pilot Jack Knight (American Adventures) by A.M. Anderson (1950)

 

First Paying Job:

• Tutoring students in Summer School while in college

 

Favorite TV Show: 

• Longmire, A&E Network

 

Last Music Download or song playing in your car: 

• Hairband Stryper or Whitesnake

 

One Famous Person That You Would Invite for Dinner:

• English Poet Alexander Pope

 

What would you do during an unexpected snow day? 

• Writing

 

Next Item on Bucket List:

• Own a Mustang…. (Just crossed off)

 

The New Teacher Podcast Episode 0

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Welcome to The New Teacher Podcast.  Episode 0 is an introduction to the show and Anthony Arno, host of The New Teacher Podcast.