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| AWARDS: VERMONT TEACHER OF THE YEAR (Updated 5/10/13) |
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| The mission of the Vermont Teacher of the Year Program is to promote the profession and recognize the best teaching professionals who are implementing "best practices" within classrooms. Vermont’s recipient represents the many excellent teachers in our state. | |||||||||
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| 2013 VERMONT TEACHER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT | |||||||||
As the 2013 Teacher of the Year, Hoffman will travel statewide visiting schools and working with teachers. In addition, he is Vermont’s candidate for the National Teacher of the Year award, sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers. Hoffman will travel to Washington, D.C. this spring for a reception at the White House, where he will meet the President. The assembly included remarks by Hoffman, Deputy Commissioner Fischer, Chair Morse, Principal Karsten Schlenter, and Superintendent David Young. Representatives from Senator Leahy’s, Senator Sander’s, Congressman Welch’s, and Mayor Weinberger’s offices, as well as past Teachers of the Year were present. Hoffman was presented with SMART Board ™ equipment and software for his classroom by Barry Waldner of New England SMART Technologies, with software going to the two finalists. Hoffman, a resident of Burlington, has taught Technology Education at Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School since 1997. He received his Masters in Education from State University of New York at New Paltz in 1994, with a B.S. in Technology Education from State University of New York at Oswego in 1981. Hoffman was appointed to the Vermont Standards Board for Professional Educators (VSBPE) in 2012 by Governor Shumlin. He is actively involved in the Regional Education Technology Network (RETN), the Vermont Technology Association, Teen Lures Prevention, Comcast Cable, and the Vermont NEA. In 2002 Hoffman co-founded South Burlington Network News (SBNN), the middle school’s student-run news broadcast studio. “The greatest reward for me is to watch my students smile with satisfaction and amazement when they achieve their goals through hard work and perseverance,” he wrote in his application. Hoffman is known as an innovator and partners often with the community. “They (students) are learning to give back to their community through service projects in media. They have produced commercials for local non-profits, and have recently partnered with a 5th grade class at Shelburne Community School to provide iPads to our local elderly with limited mobility,” he said. “I continue to learn from my students and I am proud of their successes." |
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| Radio Story About 2013 Vermont Teacher of the Year | |||||||||
| WLTN News Radio produced a story about the 2013 Vermont Teacher of the Year. | |||||||||
| 2013 ALTERNATE & FINALISTS |
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The 2013 alternate Teacher of the Year is Jason Di Giulio, an English teacher at Canaan Memorial High School, and the finalist is Susan Zeineth-Collins, an English Language Arts/Social Studies teacher at Montgomery Elementary. |
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| PREVIOUS VERMONT TEACHER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS |
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| SELECTION PROCESS |
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Each year a teacher from Vermont’s education community is recognized as the Vermont Teacher of the Year. The Teacher of the Year is chosen through a thorough application and selection process. In accordance with national guidelines, Vermont chooses a candidate (licensed Vermont educator) who is "dedicated and highly skilled, a candidate proven capable of inspiring students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn." Because the Teacher of the Year will be asked to travel, speak on behalf of education and demonstrate master teaching skills, the candidate must be poised, articulate and energetic in order to meet the demanding responsibilitie. Although the teacher will continue to teach full time during this year, she/he is available for speaking engagements and content consultations in her/his area of expertise when possible. The Vermont program is sponsored by the Vermont Agency of Education. The Vermont Teacher of the Year also becomes a candidate for the National Teacher of the Year award. For more than 40 years our nation has honored teachers with the National Teacher of the Year Program. The National Teacher of the Year Program is a project of the Council of Chief State School Officers and sponsored by ING Foundation. |
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To view State Teachers of the Year, visit the CCSSO website: http://www.ccsso.org/ntoy/State_Teachers.html To view National Teachers of the Year, visit the CCSSO website: http://www.ccsso.org/ntoy/National_Teachers.html |
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