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meet the teacher

photo above:  Is that a glass of wine? !!! 

   My sister and I love to travel. Our children are grown with families of their own and so, she and I are on the two to three year plan. That means we save our money and then go on a trip to places we never dreamed we go. This photo was taken in Rome on a trip to Italy that took us all over the country from Tuscany to Pompeii. The Italians drink wine like we do water or soft drinks. In fact, it is cheaper than anything else.  I'm okay with that!
     Working with administrators, teachers, and especially parents, who continually encourage me and help me bring reality to what can be imagined, I have been fortunate to receive several teaching awards.  Each opened the door wider and brought more opportunities.  My involvement with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is very close to my heart.  In 1998, I spent six weeks in eastern Europe visiting Holocaust sites and learning the history.  That experience forever changed me.
     I am proud of being part of an excellent team of teachers which includes our nationally award winning principal. Our vision and commitment to creating a special place for each child to learn has resulted in our school receiving the designation of "An Arkansas School of Innovation" and being named a "National Blue Ribbon School!"
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an "Arkansas school of innovation"

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Martha Ann Jones - Norton Service Award                  (2003)

The purpose of the Martha Ann Jones-Norton Award is to honor and recognize a member of AGATE for outstanding service to the organization.







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Regional Finalist forArkansas Teacher of the Year

Regional Finalist for Arkansas Teacher of the Year




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Milken National Educator

Milken National Educator

Winner of 2021
​AGATE Award of Excellence
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Mandel Teacher Fellow

Mandel Teacher Fellow for USHMM



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Arkansas Rural Teacher of the Year


Arkansas Rural Ed. Teacher of the Year
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AGATE  Challenger Award for Arkansas
State Exemplary G.T. Program Award
THREE YEARS
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Arkansas State University
Outstanding Alumni Award

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Arkansas State University Outstanding Alumni Award
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Christa McAuliffe Fellow for Arkansas

Christa McAuliffe Fellow for Arkansas

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six week participant in Fulbright Fund Group Projects Abroad

Fulbright Group Projects Abroad
(six weeks in Eastern Europe)



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participant in the Japan Fulbright Memorial Program

Japan Fulbright Memorial Program
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served three years on the State Recognition Committee
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recipient of two Humanities Council grants

recipient of two Humanities grants

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College of Education Advisory Committee



Weiner Elementary Teacher of the Year

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VOTED ON BY FACULTY AND STAFF OF WEINER ELEMENTARY

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ARKANSAS SCHOOL OF INNOVATION

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  • Home
    • PRESENTATIONS >
      • Teaching Gifted Remotely
      • GT, AMI, Today's World
      • AAGEA keynote
      • Characteristics/Identification
      • BRUNDIBAR -AGATE
      • Parenting G.T. Kids
      • Letting Go of Testing
      • GT & Innovation
      • Affective & Discipline Strategies
      • Classroom Website - Your Best Friend
      • Differentiation
    • Handbook
    • Program Brochure
    • Scope and Sequence
  • Past Studies
    • Mysteries
    • THE NOVEL PROJECT
    • MATILDA AT HOME! AMI >
      • HUMAN Masterpieces
      • CORONA DISK JOCKEY!
      • "If I Were a Rich Man/Woman" >
        • Kylie's Gallery
        • Benton's Gallery
        • Xander's Gallery
        • Gentrye's Gallery
        • Ava's Gallery
        • Cannon's Gallery
        • Tyler's Gallery
        • Eli's Gallery
        • Jax Gallery
        • Madden's Gallery
        • Troy's Gallery
        • Brody's Gallery
        • Peyton's Gallery
        • Scarlet's Gallery
        • Mack's Gallery
        • Amelia's Gallery
        • Emily's Gallery
        • Rylee's Gallery
        • Cal's Gallery
        • Marley's Gallery
        • Sam's Gallery
      • Character in Action
    • Anthropomorphism >
      • LIST # 1 >
        • Black Beauty
        • Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of Nimh
        • Bunnicula!
        • Babe
        • The Sight
        • The Jungle Book
        • Tale of Despereaux
        • Wind in the Willows
        • Chronicles of Narnia
        • Mouse Called Wolf
        • One / Only Ivan
        • Watership Down
      • LIST # 2 >
        • Martin's Mice
        • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
        • Fire Bringer
        • Never-ending Story
        • Trumpet Swan
        • Animal Farm
        • Cricket Times Square
        • Redwall
        • Nest for Celeste
        • Winnie the Pooh
        • WARRIORS
        • MOUSE/ Motorcycle
      • LIST # 3 >
        • Freddy Goes to Florida
        • The Capture
        • Ace the Very Important Pig
        • PAX
        • The Golden Compass
        • Stuart Little
        • The Underneath
        • Tales Beatrix Potter
        • Bambi
        • MAUS
        • Poppy
        • WAR HORSE
        • Masterpiece
      • Anthropomorphic Wisdom
      • MENTAL PUZZLES
      • ACTIVE Reading
  • Productions!
    • Putting on a Play
    • Charlotte's Web >
      • Charlotte's Web Activities >
        • SUMMARY WRITING
        • Chapter Activities
        • My OWN Farm
      • Iliad & Odyssey
      • Watership Down >
        • Characters
        • VOCABULARY
        • LAPINE lanaguage
        • Flora in Watership Down
        • Podcast - Leadership in Watership
    • Adventures of Matilda >
      • Roald Dahl & "Matilda!" >
        • Roald Dahl Activities
        • MORE Book Activities
        • MUSIC 4 fun!
        • The Musical
        • ENCOURAGING READING
        • Books
        • Dahl & WRITING! (Activities)
    • ANNIE >
      • Annie Dress Rehearsal PHOTOS
      • Roaring 20's Party!
    • Inside Out >
      • Newsela Emotions
    • BRUNDIBAR! >
      • All About Brundibar
      • Terezin Specialists
      • Remembrance SEDER
      • Holocaust Presentations >
        • Timeline
        • Anne Frank
        • Words from Dr. John Roth
        • WWII PHOTOS
        • Shedding Light on the Shadow
    • Cinderella Photos/Curriculum
    • "It's a Wonderful Life!"
    • "Who Will Carry the Word?"
    • The Taming of the Shrew
    • Bye, Bye Birdie
    • A Christmas Carol >
      • VIDEO of Play
      • Why A Christmas Carol? >
        • Essential Questions
        • Watership/Leadership Podcast
        • READ >
          • Response Questions
          • Vocabulary
        • Oliver Twist
        • Street Children
        • Carol Study Guide
        • Dickens' BIO
        • Research LINKS
        • Original Manuscript
        • Dickens and Art
        • Play INFO
        • G.T. Farewell PARTY
    • COMING TO AMERICA! >
      • Story of Annie Moore
      • Mrs. Dunn's Lovely Farm
      • The Hundred Dresses
      • Orphan Train
      • Immigration Terms
      • Statue of Liberty
    • Lights, Camera, Comedy!
    • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream
    • Harvest Celebration
  • K/1 Enrichment
    • MORE K/1 Activities >
      • STILL More K/1 Activities >
        • What is Creativity?
        • Memory Frameworks
        • Creativity Analogy Task
        • Rudyard Kipling Project
        • Things that are Red
        • BEDS for K-1
        • Christmas!
        • Book of Kells
        • Tree Tunnels
        • Wired Animals
        • Flashlight
        • Originality Lesson
      • Helping Young Kids with Testing
  • Creativity
    • Creativity INTRO >
      • Creative Thinking Tools
      • Why Creativity Counts
      • Creativity Videos
      • Creativity Facts
  • Nurturing CULTURE
    • Character Words
    • PLACE OF THE WEEK
    • ARTIST OF THE WEEK
    • MUSICIAN / COMPOSER OF THE WEEK
  • "Stuff I Like" (for teachers)
  • About the Teacher
    • When I Worked With Secondary >
      • A Final Goodbye
      • 911 Tribute
      • ExCEL
      • Broadway!
      • Power Women!
      • Pumpkin Vault
      • Affective
    • Blog
    • Recognition
  • Adventures of Matilda