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John Passarini, Ed.D
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2003 DisneyHand
Outstanding Teacher of the Year |
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Wellness & Sports - Adapted Physical Education
Wayland Public Schools , Wayland , MA |
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| “Set goals, love what you do, stay focused, and pursue your dreams with passion and perseverance. Never quit no matter how many obstacles challenge you.” John Passarini, Ed.D |
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- Going the Extra Mile” Award, Mass. Fed. of the Council for Exceptional Children
- Adapted Physical Education National Teacher of the Year
- Exceptional Professional for May, Exceptional Parent Magazine
- Amelia Riou Massachusetts Adapted PE Teacher of the Year
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Tim Flinchbaugh
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The Arts: Elementary Music |
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Standing Stone and Jackson Miller Elementary Schools, Huntingdon, PA |
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| "It doesn't really matter whether the music my kids create at their computer stations sounds good to me. What matters is that it's theirs and that it sounds good to them.” |
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- Creator, developer, and instructor of "Electronic Keyboarding" and "Basic Midi Orchestration," Penn State Kids' Kollege
- Creator and instructor of two courses, "If It's Baroque, Don't Fix It," and "It's Only Rock and Roll," New Visions summer program at Juniata College
- Outstanding Teacher Award, recognition of innovative curriculum development and implementation, Shippensburg University
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Barb McLaughlin
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Special Needs and Gifted Education |
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Chebanse Elementary, Chebanse , IL |
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| "One of my deep-seated beliefs is that all children can and will learn, given the opportunity. I help them to achieve this by creating situations in which they can be successful and then building upon that success with more successful experiences." |
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- Recipient of a First of America Competitive Educational Grant for motivating students to write
- Recipient of an area Target Scholarship for advanced education
- Co-developed and taught Recycling: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Special Olympics volunteer
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Pam Roller
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Elementary: Primary - 2nd Grade
Galveston Elementary School,
Galveston, IN |
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"I am in the business of enhancing lives! Teaching is my calling. I can make today better than yesterday and tomorrow better than today."
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- PROJECT LAVA, Hilo , Hawaii
- Oversaw the publication of five books by students
- Teacher for Gifted Education Resource Programs, Purdue University
- International Aerospace Education, study abroad, Russian Space Science in Russia and Siberia
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Pauline Jacroux
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Who's Who Among America 's Teachers |
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Aikahi Elementary
Kailua , HI |
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"Optimal learning takes place when the learners make connections between what is new and what they already know. At the end of each day, we record at least three things that we learned that day.” |
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- United States Swimming Official for 24 years and Official's Chairman for state of Hawaii for 4 years
- Aikahi Assessment Committee and Standards Implementation Cadre
- Who's Who Among America 's Teachers
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Dano Beal
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Blended Gifted & General Education |
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Lafayette Elementary School
Seattle, WA |
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"Those who believe there is a difference between education and entertainment, don't know the first thing about either one ….' provides the fuel for my daily practice. Entertainment is a natural grabber, as it keeps us on the edge of our seat, hungry for more."
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- Lead Science Instructor, National Science Foundation Inquiry Based Science Program
- Washington State Science Teacher of the Year
- Workshop Coordinator, Project Learning Tree, Washington , D.C.
- Designed "Family Homework" to celebrate the talents found within a child's own family
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