Special Ed teacher Carol King-Grant of South Bronx, NYC, succumbs to Covid-19
Beloved Special Education teacher Carol King-Grant, who taught sixth grade in South Bronx, succumbed to Covid-19 on April 6, 2020.
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of yet another beloved educator who has succumbed to Covid-19. Carol King-Grant, a Special Education teacher from the South Bronx in New York City, passed away on April 6, 2020. She was 58 years old.
Carol taught sixth grade at Mott Hall Science and Technology Academy. The school offers a rigorous math, science, and technology curriculum. In addition, the staff strives to create a school culture characterized by academic excellence, healthy personal growth for all students, and a strong belief that all students can succeed in their endeavors.
Carol’s career at Mott spanned only four years. Although her time there was short, Carol was known for her unfailing smile, her kind heart, and her devotion to her students. Those who knew her also appreciated her sense of humor, her hard work, and her candor. “As a fellow educator, I am so proud of the woman my cousin Carol King-Grant was,” remarked mourner Aziza Leitch. “She never spared words, and you always knew exactly what she was thinking!”
Among her interests outside of the classroom were gardening, completing sudoku puzzles, and reading. In addition, Carol was a talented singer and an avid coin collector. She was adept at interior decorating. She was a member of the Liberty Bible Fellowship Church in Ozone Park, Queens, and supported St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
To read more about Carol, see her obituary published by the United Federation of Teachers.
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Teachers: Here’s how your students feel about you
Teachers, during the tough months of remote teaching during the pandemic crisis, did you ever doubt that your students appreciated your hard work and dedication? Well, doubt no more. Here’s a five-minute You Tube video published by the Arkansas Department of Education. In the video, students express what you and your efforts have meant to them. Even though these students are from Arkansas, I’m sure students everywhere feel that same. Enjoy!
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Becky Cooper garners an Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award
West Virginia computer science educator Becky Cooper garners an Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award.
Ten exceptional educators from around the country have garnered a Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award from Amazon. One of these is Becky Cooper, a teacher at Riverside High School in Belle, West Virginia.
Becky was recognized for her work helping students in under-served and under-represented communities build skills in computer science. “Computer science skills will be of vital importance as we take on and solve the challenges of the future,” declared Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer. This is the first year Amazon has offered the prize.
Becky has devoted 11 years to working with students in the classroom, all of them at Riverside High School. Before she became an educator, she spent more 14 years as an IT business programmer analyst for Columbia Gas Transmission in Charleston, West Virginia.
In 1986, Becky earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Data Processing from Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky. There she minored in Biology.In 2008, she completed the requirements for her Master’s degree in Teaching with an emphasis in Biology from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.
Each of the ten award-winning teachers received a prize package valued at over $50,000 to be used to benefit his or her school and students. In addition, Amazon is donating an additional $25,000 in school supplies, including Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablets, classroom essentials from AmazonBasics, and additional items from Amazon Essentials. Award recipients also received one full year of Amazon Music Unlimited and a 12-month Audible.com Gold Gift Membership. Becky and her fellow award-winners also received a $200 Amazon gift card to celebrate their hard work on behalf of computer science students across the country.
To learn more about all the winners of the award, see this link at Amazonblog.
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Jeff Remington: Outstanding STEM teacher from Pennsylvania
Many educators have earned accolades for their work in the classroom. One of them is Jeff Remington, an outstanding STEM teacher from Palmyra, Pennsylvania.
I always enjoy sharing stories about educators who have earned accolades for their work in the classroom. One of them is Jeff Remington, an outstanding STEM teacher from Palmyra Area School District in Palmyra, Pennsylvania.
Jeff earned his Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Science Education and teaching from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1986. He earned his Master’s degree in Adult Training and Development from Pennsylvania in 1991.
In a career that has spanned 33 years, Jeff has been a superlative teacher of science and technology. He encourages his students to understand the impact of humans on the environment. He designs curriculum that puts them in the role of being problem solvers. He creates curriculum based on project-based assignments, and he is also a big proponent of collaborative learning. In addition, Jeff helped to establish a Youth Center to give struggling students a safe place to go if there was too much chaos at home.
Jeff has also promoted science learning abroad. He has facilitated science instruction in Haiti, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates. For his work in the field of STEM education, Jeff garnered a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in 2002. With the cash award that accompanied this honor, Jeff funded science and technology classrooms and teacher training at schools in Haiti. He also helped set up internet connections there and established a wiki project between students between Haiti and Palmyra.
The Presidential Award is not the only only honor Jeff has received. He earned a Paul DeHart Hurd Award For Exemplary Middle Level Science Teaching and Leadership. He is also the recipient of a Nevelyn J. Knisley Award for Inspirational Teaching by a Lebanon Valley College Adjunct Faculty Member. Furthermore, this Chalkboard Champion was named a National Teacher STEM Ambassador by the National Science Teachers Association and The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. He has also been nominated for a Global Teacher Prize by the Varkey Foundation.
To read more about this amazing educator, see this article published by the Varkey Foundation.
