Teacher Of The Year

*Supervisor of our Fitness Center- Our school was the recipient of a $100,000.00 grant for a fitness center. Dr. Baker and I wrote the grant on behalf of McCullough Middle School. Presently 480 students per week have access to the center. *Share my past and present athletic achievements with my students- At age 58, I […]

TOY Cristina Valcarcel-Mikijanic 2017 I encourage students to be physically active by sharing the ways I am physically active and helping them find an activity that they enjoy, or resources to help them become involved in that activity. My students and I use Twitter to share with each different ways we are physically active. I

As a special education teacher it was my belief that every student could learn. It was my job as an educator to tap into their interests and prior knowledge to access their learning styles. Now as a physical education teacher I carry the same philosophy. Health and Wellness is not a one size fits all

I feel I am a positive role model because I am very active and love to get involved with the classes. I will participate with them, which the students love, and try to get them motivated by watching me being able to perform the skill and movements. I stress the importance of including all students

I have initiated a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program and by doing this it is apparent throughout the school building that I am serving as a role model to the student body through my commitment and belief in the importance of health and fitness. The students are able to see my personal investment in health

My day to day routine allows me to embrace health and fitness as a way of living and it makes it easy to share these experiences with my students. While they may joke around with me about packing my elementary school lunch of peanut butter & jelly and carrots, I know they are watching and

I have been an advocate for equal opportunity for all students since I began working with this student population in 2007. I learned very quickly that if students are not able to learn effectively and efficiently using my teaching methods, then I must adapt my methods to the way that they learn. As an advocate

To plan, I use the National Lesson Plan Creator to choose the Shape America Standards, technology integration, and activities that we will address in order to meet the standards. I also have incorporated into my physical education website a page that includes all the standards and grade level outcomes to share with students and their

Eric Armstrong 2016 Middle School Physical Education at McCullough Middle School I believe that it is important to practice what you preach.  I jump right in with my students during activities to show them I’m not asking them to do anything that I wouldn’t.  This helps me to build bonds with students so that I

Arden Miller 2016 Elementary School Physical Education Teacher of the Year at Wilson Elementary School. As a physical educator I believe that a sound body and a sound mind are the same. Physical education is an integral part of a student’s academic growth. Students need to move to think. My goal is to give students