Congratulations to Indiana educator Carol Pierobon Hofer. She has garnered a 2024 Horace Mann Award from the National Education Association Foundation. Photo Credit: National Board for Professional Standards

I am always excited to share the news when an outstanding educator earns recognition for their work in the classroom. Today, I share the news that Carol Pierobon Hofer, an elementary school teacher from Indiana, has just garnered a 2024 Horace Mann Award from the National Education Association Foundation.

Carol currently teaches classes in English as a New Language at Fox Hill Elementary in Indianapolis. The school has an enrollment of over 500 students, and 77% of them are minority students. Carol’s students are in grades one through five, she has taught students of all ages, from preschoolers to senior citizens. Her career as an educator spans 28 years.

In addition to her work in the classroom, Carol serves her school community as an interpreter, translator, and family liaison. Additionally, she is a member of the National Board Network of Accomplished Minoritized Educators (NAME) and mentors National Board candidates. She has served as a workshop leader and site visitor for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program.

Her selection as a Horace Mann Awardee is not the only recognition Carol has earned. She has been named a 2020-2022 WIDA Fellow by the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She earned this honor for her exemplary service to bilingual and multi-lingual students. Eleven years ago, she was a Fulbright Educator. During this period, she participated in an exchange in Uruguay.

Carol immigrated to the United States when she was 18 years old. A world traveler and polyglot, Carol says she feels at home in any part of the world.

Congratulations, Carol!