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JOAN SHARPERSON, AN INSPIRING TEACHER OF THE YEAR IT TAKES… COURAGE M-DCPS Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week, May 7-11 It takes courage to be an inspiring teacher, to motivate, to care and above all else, to make learning accessible to all. Joan Sharperson, an 18-year educator, is that teacher. Earlier this year, she was honored as the Miami-Dade County Teacher of the Year. The Week of May 7-11 is Teacher Appreciation Week, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) will celebrate Sharperson and its more than 21,000 teachers with the It Takes…Courage poster, which features all the Teacher of the Year Finalists. As a fourth-grade mathematics and science teacher at Joella C. Good Elementary, Sharperson uses a variety of resources to conduct hands-on and minds-on learning experiences for her students. She fosters a classroom environment that helps students think critically, and become engaged, on-task and highly motivated active learners. Sharperson’s classroom is filled with high energy. Whether doing a science experiment or mathematical game, she captures the attention of all of her students. “I encourage everyone to take a moment to thank teachers for the difference they are making everyday,” said M-DCPS Superintendent Rudy Crew. # # # The It Takes… Courage poster features Teacher of the Year Joan Sharperson, Joella C. Good Elementary School; Runner-up Catherine Conkling-Wagner, Miami Killian Senior High School; Finalist Laurence Axtell, Miami Northwestern Senior High School; Finalist Susan Green, Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School; Finalist Meghan Hauptli, MAST Academy; Finalist Richard Ingraham, Jr., South Dade Adult Education Center. The poster is available online at http://www2.dadeschools.net/features/itTakes.pdf. 07-FMN-128/HD |
