- Teacher and Staff Awards
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Teacher and Staff Awards
R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence
Six teachers from Chesterfield County Public Schools have won R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence, receiving grants to travel the world and pursue professional development. A partnership between the Community Foundation and the R.E.B. Foundation, the awards recognize excellence in public education in Chesterfield, Richmond, Henrico, Hanover and the Virginia Department of Correctional Education.
R.E.B. Award winners were selected from 107 outstanding teachers in the Richmond region who were nominated by students, parents and colleagues, with 17 winners and 15 finalists receiving a total of $165,450. Chesterfield won more R.E.B. Awards than any other school division this year.
- Suzanne Beck, who creates an innovative, high-energy environment for first-grade students at Spring Run Elementary, will use her $6,500 grant to explore eight national parks in the Southwestern United States, researching ways to connect children with nature. She will also attend the National Conference on Differentiated Instruction.
- In addition to creating hands-on opportunities in class, Cosby High teacher Anne Canipe takes history out of the classroom, leading students to every presidential inauguration since 1980. She will use the $10,300 grant to explore her own history, visiting places ancestors lived and sites where her grandfather and father served in World Wars I and II.
- Victoria Hugate uses music, art, dance and games to provide hands-on learning opportunities for her fifth-grade class at Grange Hall Elementary. Using an $8,100 grant, she will follow a journey in the novel “Walk Two Moons” through South Dakota, the Badlands and Yellowstone National Park. She will also participate in the Ron Clark Academy for teachers who want to foster an environment of educational leadership, collaboration and community.
- Cindy Jones infuses academics into her P.E. classes at Clover Hill Elementary by having students count to 30 in Spanish while stretching and by incorporating gears and pulleys into physical activities. She will use her $10,300 grant to train at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, learn about computer-assisted design and rapid protocol system at Langley Research Center and attend the International Technology Education Association conference.
- Monarch butterflies reign in Alice Potts’ science classroom at Manchester Middle, where students raise them from eggs to caterpillars to butterflies. She will use her $10,300 grant to investigate animals and habitats during a safari in Botswana. To better share her explorations with students, she will first take a photography class in Maine.
- James Wilson wants his history students at Midlothian High to expand their world view and see through new eyes. He will use his $10,300 grant to travel throughout central Europe, visiting centuries-old cities pivotal in Western civilization.
In addition to Chesterfield’s six R.E.B. winners, three Chesterfield teachers were R.E.B. finalists, winning $750 each: Debra Baker of Bettie Weaver Elementary, Edward Blackwell III of Manchester Middle and Wanda Kline of Clover Hill High.
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MCD Awards
R.E.B.
Awards For Teaching Excellence
Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award Program
Super Teacher recognizes outstanding teachers in grades K-12 throughout the Virginia public school system that are making an impact on their students, peers and most importantly in education. This year the Lottery will award 8 Virginia teachers with $2, 000 from the Lottery and $2,000 in credit from The Supply Room Companies.
A first-grade teacher at Watkins Elementary won a Super Teacher Award from the Virginia Lottery. Diane Healy was nominated by a parent, who praised her creativity, her high expectations for students and her ability to involve families in their children’s education. Only eight Super Teacher Awards were given in the entire state.
The purpose of the program is to recognize classroom teachers at the Chapter level for their accomplishments and achievements in exciting K-12 students about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and preparing them to use and contribute to tomorrow's technologies. This is a unique opportunity for chapters to reward special teachers who further excellence and make attending class a welcome adventure.
Teachers selected at the Chapter level will compete against 10 State Chapter winners at the State level for the State Teacher of the Year Award. The State winner will then compete at the National level against all 50 state winners for the AFA National Teacher of the Year Award.
If you have a teacher you wish to nominate, the following guidelines and criteria apply:
- One or two page, single spaced narrative of the teacher's accomplishment and achievements in support of STEM and the impact of these activities on the students. This needs to be accomplished by the teacher.
- A letter of recommendation/support from a school official (principal or higher). We will ask you for the LOR after we make our Teacher of the Year selection.
- Each chapter may only select one teacher per year for this award.
- Please find attached a copy of the application. However, you may download a Chapter Teacher of the Year Award Application directly from the AFA web site: http://www.afa.org/aef/aid/cty.asp.
The teacher selected at the Chapter level will receive the following:
- Check for $250.00 from the Leigh Wade Chapter.
- Certificate of Excellence from the AFA.
- AFA tote bag.
- A complimentary Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Membership sponsored by the Civil Air Patrol.
- Formal recognition at a Chapter meeting and local press coverage.
The teacher selected at the State level will receive the following:
- A check in the amount of $500.00.
- A Certificate of Excellence from the AFA.
- A personalized jacket.
- A complimentary Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Membership sponsored by the Civil Air Patrol.
The teacher selected at the National level will receive the following:
- A check in the amount of $3,000.
- Trip to Washington, D.C. to receive the award at the AFA Air & Space Conference.
- $2,000 for 2nd Place Finalist.
- $1,000 for 3rd Place Finalist.
The Leigh Wade Chapter's points of contact for this program are
- James White, Colonel, USAF (Ret) email: (white24@comcast.net); Phone 804-301-0802 or
- Al Pianalto, Colonel, USAF (Ret) Email: (apianalto@comcast.net); Phone 804-317-8813
Please do not hesitate to contact either officer for assistance.
Nominations are due to either of the Leigh Wade Chapter points of contact no later than 31 January 2010. When the application form is completed, please e-mail an electronic copy of it to either of our points of contact.
