LOVELAND – There aren't many middle school students who can claim that they've traveled to the future, let alone solved mysteries hundreds of years in the future. The kids in Lynn Gilbert's 7th grade science class can.
Every student Sally Brant teaches is important to her. How important? Consider that she actually sends a hand written birthday card every year to every student she ever taught. Mrs. Brant is retiring this year and you can bet that she will be missed at Marshdale Elementary. [ more... ]
If you struggle with math, you may be surprised to find out that your math teacher once had the same issues too. Well, that's exactly what Kathie Yocum-Greene shares with her class at Liberty Middle School in Aurora. [ more... ]
If Adams City Middle School teacher Trish Ramsey isn't in class, you know something big has happened. "I have a tremendously wonderful attendance record," Ms. Ramsey boasted. [ more... ]
Leading teenagers into Dante's Inferno can be hell for students and teachers, but not Taryn Gillespie's class. She enjoys the challenge of bringing classics to the sophomores at Monarch High School in Louisville. [ more... ]
After teaching theater for 30 years, you'd probably think that the jitters on opening week of a production are a thing of the past for Kim Moore. We caught up to her two days before her latest production opened at Ponderosa High School in Parker to find that's not the case. [ more... ]
You won't find too much text book reading in Mr. Reiner's science class. Instead, his students are often huddled together, learning about the mysteries of science through hands-on experiments. [ more... ]
Michelle Pearson has taken a demanding program to new levels and encouraged the students to achieve high levels of success both inside and outside the classroom," said Barb Monroe, a parent of a student at Hulstrom Options Magnet School. Michelle teaches social studies and language arts to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders at Hulstrom, but her teaching goes well beyond the confines of her classroom. [ more... ]
On Thursday May 15th, we honored nine of the best teachers in the state during the 9Teachers Who Care Award Ceremony. [ more... ]
You'll never hear the word "can't" in Vassar Elementary fifth grade classes. That's because teacher Julie Palma has banned the word from the students' and her own vocabulary. "I help them and push them forward and I don't say 'no, you can't do that.' I want them all to see that they can." [ more... ]
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