{"id":10437,"date":"2022-02-07T03:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chalkboardchampions.org\/?p=10437"},"modified":"2022-02-04T11:17:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T19:17:07","slug":"keishia-thorpe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chalkboardchampions.org\/keishia-thorpe\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland’s Keishia Thorpe garners prestigious Global Teacher Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10439\" style=\"width: 935px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KT.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10439\" data-attachment-id=\"10439\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chalkboardchampions.org\/keishia-thorpe\/kt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KT.jpeg?fit=925%2C540&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"925,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"KT\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KT.jpeg?fit=300%2C175&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KT.jpeg?fit=584%2C341&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-10439 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KT.jpeg?resize=584%2C341&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KT.jpeg?w=925&ssl=1 925w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KT.jpeg?resize=300%2C175&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KT.jpeg?resize=768%2C448&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chalkboardchampions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KT.jpeg?resize=500%2C292&ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maryland teacher Keishia Thorpe has been named this year’s recipient of the prestigious Global Teacher Prize. She was selected from more than 8,000 educators from 121 countries around the world. Photo credit: Twitter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hearty applause goes to high school English teacher Keishia Thorpe, who has been named as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Global Teacher Prize. She was selected for the honor from more than 8,000 nominated educators working in 121 countries from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Keshia teaches at International High School\u00a0Langley Park in Bladensburg, Prince George’s County, Maryland. She is credited with redesigning the twelfth-grade curriculum for her school’s English Department, making the courses culturally relevant for her students, who comprise first-generation Americans, immigrants, or refugees. These students come primarily from countries in Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, South America, and Central America.\u00a0Her work has resulted in a 40% increase in her students\u2019 reading scores. In addition, Keishia has been successful in helping many high school students gain fully-funded scholarships. In fact, she helped seniors win $6.7 million in scholarships in 2018-2019 alone.<\/p>\n<p>Keishia says, as an immigrant to the United States herself, she has personally experienced the struggles of underprivileged students. She came to this country from Jamaica on a track and field scholarship. With her twin sister Dr. Treisha Thorpe, Keishia founded a non-profit organization called US Elite International Track and Field, Inc. The organization strives to help at-risk student-athletes from around the globe connect with college coaches to access fully-funded scholarships in the US.<\/p>\n<p>“Every child needs a champion, an adult who will never ever give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists they become the very best they can be,” asserts Keishia. “This is why teachers will always matter. Teachers matter,” she continues.<\/p>\n<p>As part of her Global Teacher Prize, Keishia will receive a $1 million from the Varkey Foundation. In addition to this recognition, Keishia earned a Medal of Excellence from Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland\u00a0for her work in influencing equitable policies in education. She also garnered the National Life Changer of the Year in 2018-2019 award, an honor given to teachers who inspire and go above and beyond for their students and exemplifying excellence, positive influence, and leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland teacher Keishia Thorpe has been named this year’s recipient of the prestigious Global Teacher Prize. 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