If Michael Sheets had never become a dad, he might not be teaching today at Snow Hill Elementary. This father of two found a love for teaching only a few years ago. His style leads to learning, sometime without students knowing it.
Students say Debbie Kuttig gets their creative minds moving. She challenges students to learn new words through fill-in-the-blank sentences, and helps them insert themselves in the stories they read about.
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He considers himself part teacher, part parent, part mentor and part social worker. But Joel Brown doesn't mind. He got into teaching to do something that matters.
Josh Yother never thought he'd be a teacher. But when he witnessed the impact someone who cares about kids can have in their development, he knew he had to get involved.
When Hayley Cranford leaves East Ridge Elementary at the end of the school day, she heads home to research future classroom assignments. Cranford regularly invents ways to get her students invested in their learning.
Daphne Shilling believes in being animated in the classroom. Students at Alpine Crest Elementary love her silly side and they respond by learning faster.
Coming from the business world, Joe Bryan knows what employers want from potential hires. That's why his classroom assignments are geared toward grooming students for jobs.
Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Lewis nearly retired at the end of last school year. He left a successful JROTC program at Sale Creek High, only to be called back into service at Sequoyah High. His commitment to motivating young people to be better citizens makes him this weeks Golden Apple Award Winner.
Studies show music reinforces academics, making better students. And thanks to Rivermont Elementary School's Music Teacher, students are learning how to make A's and B's, and play them.
Students respond to Iris Harris' unique teaching techniques by hanging on her every word. She's loving and encouraging, but still able to discipline her students, when they get off course.
Heritage Middle School teacher Beth Chappelear found a way to take history out of the past and bring it into the digital age. Her students responded with an awakened interest in social studies.
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What's the secret to getting children to like school? Success! Normal Park's Jennifer Zeigler believes students who overcome obstacles gain a desire to learn more.
Parents entrust her with their children over 7 hours every day, and Donna Kerstetter believes she needs to make the best of that time. The Certified Reading Specialist teaches six different subjects every day.
Colleagues say she greets her class with a smile on her face... And a friendly demeanor every morning. Kelly Page finds ways to make class time fun and exciting, while keeping the connection to learning in mind.
Her co-workers call her an inspiration. Jill Sewell overcame a life-threatening disease, with a smile on her face... And a love for teaching unphased.
In Dade County there's a special teacher who not only keeps her students' grades on track, she gives them the shot of confidence they need for success.
We often have a special teacher who made school fun...But we don't all have our very own Mary Poppins. At Signal Mountain Middle High School one students says that's exactly what they've got.
First grade brings a whole new world of challenges for little learners. But for one Walker County student, the right teacher made all the difference.
Reading is the foundation for learning... And it's not the easiest subject for every student to grasp. But at Wolftever Creek Elementary there's a reading interventionist who helped the words make sense for one little girl.
Learning is always easier when the lesson is fun and exciting. At Nolan Elementary there's a teacher who makes sure her kids don't get bored.
For administrators it's sometimes hard to recognize achievement until they see test scores and improving grades... But at Stone Creek Elementary it's a group of students who say their 2nd year teacher is doing something right.
Thanks to the Golden Apple award WDEF News 12 has recognized dozens of Tennessee Valley teachers for the outstanding work they do in the classroom...But we haven't yet recognized a principal. Now we honor a McMinn County principal who treats every kid like one of his own.
