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• Erin Dyer, Belleville Elementary School

  3/17/2011 5:13:05 PM

  On February 25, 2011, Erin C. Dyer, speech/language pathologist for the School District of Belleville, received the Honors of the Association from the Wisconsin Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology Association (WSHA) at the annual convention which took place in Stevens Point, WI. Erin's 30+ year career has involved working with children who have communication disorders. In the 1980s, Erin became involved with WSHA and served as a Vice President of School Services for three terms. In addition, she served four terms on the Legislative Council of the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association (ASHA). Her goal was to support and demand respect ...

• Elizabeth Jorgensen, Arrowhead High School

  2/3/2011 9:04:39 AM

  Elizabeth Jorgensen has changed the English education culture at Arrowhead High School from one of just large classes being taught traditionally to a panoply of choices and learning opportunities. Her on-line summer school classes have not only given students flexibility to work and earn credit in the summer, but also freed them to find room for other classes on their schedules and given them experience in the cyber world of today's economy. Her hybrid classes have given the students more one on one time with the teacher to develop their writing. Finally, her college strategies classes have helped prepare kids ...

• Ann Roberts, Hartland South Elementary School

  2/1/2011 9:41:59 AM

  Ann is relentless in her striving to educate the individual learner. She always will go the extra mile to change instruction and try new educational skills particular to 21st century ideas. Her technology use is incorporated in every aspect of the daily targets Ann maintains. Ann is also on many educator teams to enhance the curriculum and offer the district an on-going renovation of best practices which will make a difference in a child's education. Ann cares deeply about this profession and making a difference for kids!

  
  

  - Submitted by Deb Kroll

• Kevin Spindler, Colby Middle/High School

  1/19/2011 8:54:48 AM

  Kevin has been teaching at Colby for 13 years. He teaches four choirs, one of which is Show Choir. He voluntarily takes the Show Choir to competitions and also spends hours organizing a competition at Colby that brings in schools from all over the state. He also helps produce and direct a musical and started a Madrigal Dinner which is held every December. Kevin is a big kid at heart and his enthusiasm pushes his students to achieve things they never dreamed of.

  - Submitted by Valerie Knautz

• Jerry Clark, Chequamegon High School, Park Falls

  1/18/2011 8:49:25 AM

  Mr. Clark helps everyone he can. I got pregnant before my senior year and he helped me graduate with my class instead of dropping out and going to take classes at the local college. I wasn't the only student he has done this for. He held a class where we could work on pamphlets instead of retaking a class. He helped us as much as he could but never gave us the answer. He always told us if you can't find it, look somewhere else. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't have graduated and I thank him everyday for ...

• Anne Martin, Webster Elementary School, Green Bay

  1/17/2011 9:00:26 AM

  I am a Bilingual Speech and Language Pathologist. In June 2008, I completed my Professional Development Certificate with my concentration being the diagnosis and treatment of children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). I received my National Board Certification as an E Childhood Apraxia of Speech of North America, I attended courses at the PROMPT Institute to learn a multi-sensory approach to speech therapy. It is exciting to see my students progress and become great communicators. I recently became a National Board Certified Educator as an Early Childhood Generalist on November 19, 2010. I am just one of many life ...

• Jeff Justice, Washington Middle School, Green Bay

  1/11/2011 10:42:39 AM

  Jeff is amazing at getting students involved, and making connections. The students look forward to his class, and always know that Jeff cares about them and their well being. He is respected and well liked, and does an amazing job in our school.

  - Submitted by Bryan Milz

• Debra Christopherson, Meadow View Primary, Waupun School District

  12/12/2010 8:50:45 AM

  I have been teaching for 30 years in the Waupun School District. A first grade boy in my classroom entered the school year not knowing his letters. He lacked self-confidence and cried for the first few weeks of school. Using the Literacy Link program (a structured literacy program), this first-grader was reading at grade level by the end of the school year. He gained so much confidence that he was able to go into his previous kindergarten teacher's classroom and read to her students.

• Lynn Gerke, Brookfield Central High School

  12/10/2010 7:58:11 PM

  I teach a freshman reading comprehension class for learning disabled students. When the school year began I announced to students that the first 10 minutes of every day would be spent reading a book for pleasure. I explained that students could choose any book, there were no limits placed on their choice, and there would be no work involved afterwards. The idea was simply to promote reading without the pain that students with disabilities often feel when required to do a book report, diorama, etc., after an activity (reading) that is difficult for them.

• Heidi Tubbs, Warrens Elementary School, Tomah School District

  12/7/2010 6:59:13 PM

  This year I used the released items from the WKCE test to help prepare my students for the writing section of the test. We practiced prewriting strategies and scoring writing samples. As a result, the students used the time they were given to write quality essays.

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