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nancy berry

logansport, in | YEARS TAUGHT: 1974 - Present

Nancy has authored several educational materials and calls herself a “child advocate.” One of her guiding principles is that “behavior is like a shirt; it can be changed.” Berry instills good character lessons into her Coded Discipline, an innovative management program that promotes dignity, imagination, self-discipline, and responsibility. “It stresses that we are in charge of our learning and behavior,” she explained. “It teaches and cultivates manners and values as being honest and living by the ‘Golden Rule.'”
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION:
  • 1996      Disney’s American Teacher Awards, Early Childhood Cass
  • 1994      County’s Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen
  • 1993      Indiana University (Kokomo) Distinguished Alumna Award
  • 1993      Central Indiana’s Teacher of the Week
  • 1993      The Shining Star Teaching Award of Indiana
  • 1992      The State of Indiana Wildlife Teacher of the Year
  • 1992      Cass County and State of Indiana’s Outstanding Environmental and Conservation
                    Educator of the Year
  • 1991      Cass County and State of Indiana’s Outstanding Environmental and Conservation
                    Educator of the Year
  • 1987      Education’s Pillar of the Logansport Community School Corporation
  • 1985      Cass County’s Celebrate Literacy Award (Indiana Reading Association)
  • 1980      State of Indiana Department of Education Network of Outstanding Teachers in
                    Elementary Science and Mathematics
  • 1975      Cass County and Indiana State’s Outstanding Young Educator
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susan haas

corona, ca | YEARS TAUGHT: 1975 - Present

Susan says her “philosophical beliefs concerning how children make sense of the world around them are the foundation of the instructional program I have created for my students. I believe all children deserve to be taught in an environment that will promote, value, and nurture their natural desire to learn.” Her home reading program, called Lap-Reading, educates parents in early literacy strategies by offering monthly ideas that increase reading at home. The Lap-Reading program is used by hundreds of other educators and parents across the nation. 
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION:
  • 1999      Disney American Teacher of the Year Honoree
  • 1999      California Teacher of the Year
  • 1999      Selected as one of ten “Teachers Making a Difference” by Inland Empire Magazine
  • 1999      Walmart Teacher of the Year
  • 1999      Riverside County Teacher of the Year
  • 1999      Corona-Norco Unified School District Teacher of the Year
  • 1998      John Adams Elementary Teacher of the Year​
  • 1987      ​John Adams PTA Founder’s Day Honoree
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debbie barrett-hayes

tallahassee, fl  | Years Taught: 1970 - Present

Debbie says she feels “less like a teacher and more like a ‘traveling companion’ on what I hope will be a pleasant and exciting journey.” Hayes and a colleague, science teacher Karl Hook, developed the P.L.U.N.G.E. (Practical Learning Utilizing New Gadgets for Education) Project and Integrated A.R.T.S. (Art, Research, Technology, and Science) Summer program to help students use technology in a more meaningful way and the MagLab Alpha project where students work along side researchers, scientists, and engineers in the summer at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. She also worked with the Florida State Fine Arts Museum on the Judy Chicago Project, which focused on the feminist artist, and helped develop the Artisan project which focused on promoting teaching as a profession and the demonstration of how the arts relate to careers and work place skills.
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION:
  • 1999      Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Award
  • 1999      National Art Education Board of Directors, National Secondary Division Director
  • 1999      Disney Education Grants, Reader/Rater
  • 1998      National Educator Award, Milken Family Foundation
  • 1998      Phi Delta Kappa “Programs of Excellence” Award for art integration
  • 1997      Robert Rauchenbeig “Power of Art” Fellowship, Lab School of Washington
  • 1996      Florida Art Educator of the Year
  • 1995      Teacher of the Year Award for FSUS, sponsored by Burdines and Dept. Of Education
  • 1993      ​Who’s Who in American Education
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leslie revis

beaufort, sc | Years Taught: 1973 - Present

Leslie says she meets her students with L.O.V.E.: “listen to their immediate needs (bathroom, nurse, etc.), observe their mood and energy as they enter my class, value their presence by genuinely exchanging greetings, and enjoy that they have come to my class today.” She describes her classroom management as H.E.A.R.T. “As my students and I journey through a unit, we use Humor to get us through the ‘but I sound so funny’ language moments, while not compromising excellence. Personal Excellence flourishes in a room of Acceptance. I teach my students that Responsible acceptance means working with both our gifts and limitations to understand how to achieve. My students must know at all times that we are in this Together!” S.O.U.L. is the final component of her teaching philosophy: “My students and their parents can count on my Support. Every year I place 450 phone calls or more to students and parents. These connections are intended to Outline my program and its goals. Communication, either by phone or during a conference, serves to Uplift and support parent and student’s needs. By thoughtfully exchanging ideas, educational needs, implementation of techniques, and professional resources, a teacher becomes a powerful and valued link, insuring the grounds for Love, Heart, and Soul to take root in support of a student’s success.” 
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION:
  • 1999      Disney’s National American Teacher Award for the Humanities
  • 1999      Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year
  • 1999      Honor Roll Teacher for the State of South Carolina
  • 1998      Showcase article “Inspirational Mentor, Leslie Revis,” University of San Diego
                   President’s Report
  • 1998      Learn to Serve Award from the S.C. State Department of Education
  • 1998      Beaufort County Teacher of the Year Award
  • 1998      Beaufort High School Teacher of the Year Award
  • 1998      Beaufort High School April Teacher of the Month Award
  • 1998      Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewer Authority letter of service recognition
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sandra worsham

milledgeville, ga | Years Taught: 1969 - 1999

Sandra is a published writer who currently gives seminars and workshops in the teaching of writing. With a community service grant from Milken, Worsham led students of all ability levels, grades nine through twelve, in a story-gathering project that resulted in a published book entitled Everybody Has a Story to Tell: Stories from Flannery O’Connor’s Milledgeville. Proceeds are divided evenly between the local Boys and Girls Club and Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Worsham started Rain Dance Review, a literary magazine supported by community patrons and publishes the writing of all ability levels of children, including special education students and advanced placement students. She also developed “Helping Circles” where students help one another learn to write better. She presents this teaching concept at seminars across the nation.
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION:
  • 2002      Governor’s Award in the Humanities
  • 2001      ASCD Publication of Essential Ingredients: Recipes for Teaching Writing
  • 1999      Georgia Teachers Hall of Fame
  • 1997      Selected as presenter for “Seminars for Educational Excellence”
  • 1992      Milken National Educator Award
  • 1992      Georgia College Alumni Achievement Award
  • 1990      Semifinalist, Georgia Teacher of the Year
  • 1990      Baldwin County Teacher of the Year
  • 1982      ​Georgia Teacher of the Year

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