001Hello, my name is Laura Hine and in honor of teacher appreciation week, we are here today to celebrate Christian Harrington, a civics teacher at Oak Grove Middle School. Have you learned anything from your students this school year? So, this has been my first year teaching the same students backtoback and it has really been interesting getting to understand that importance of making and maintaining relationships with the students. It's been a great day here at Oakrove Middle School. Now, let's go check in with vice chairperson Caprice Edmund at Boca High School. This week, we are at the Boga Sega High School visiting Delila McNeel, who is a teacher at the Center for Wellness Medical Professions. What is something that your students taught you this year? My students taught me that they focus on the task at hand
002and to be diligent. Now, let's go to school board member Katie Blackburg at Elisa Nelson Elementary School. Come with me to join Tammy Bryant's fifth grade classroom. What do you want them to take with them when they head to middle school next year? We work on executive functioning skills, making sure that they know how to organize themselves, making sure they can use their time wisely, being flexible, just hopefully teaching them the skills here in fifth grade so they can be successful in middle school. Now, let's go to schoolboard member Lisa Kaine at John Hopkins Middle School Center for the Arts. I'd like to thank dance teacher and John Hopkins Middle School teacher of the year, Miss Aaron Cardinal. Can you give us an example of a small win that you've achieved this school year that's
003made an impact on you or your other students? For the first time, we decided to go to the Young Dancer Workshop. The small win was raising enough money for all of us to go. The turned into a very, very meaningful, very life-changing event for all of us. And now, let's go to school board member Eileen Long at Paul B. Stevens School. We're about to go visit Miss Olivia, a firstear teacher here in Penllis County, and her wonderful students. [Music] Fill in today's date. How has your first year been? It has been so wonderful. My philosophy as a teacher has always been that I need to be a lifelong learner myself. always learning what's new in the field as far as curriculum and instruction, but also I've just learned so much for my students as well
004this year. Now, let's go to school board member Stephanie Meyers at Richard O. Jacobson Technical High School. Today, I'm going to be visiting with Kelsey Carvajal, the vette teacher here. So, tell me about the animals that you have at school. How do you acquire those animals? All of our livestock animals are here year long. We do have dogs and cats that come to us from Penllis County Animal Services. They're here Monday through Thursday, and our students get to work with them. We also have rabbits that our students show at the Florida State Fair and Birds and Guinea Pigs. And up next, we have board member Don Peters. We are here at High Point Elementary School to visit Miss Yakabowski's kindergarten class for teacher appreciation week. Let's go see what they're doing today. What is your
005favorite thing about teaching kindergarten? Kindergarten is just pure magic. Every day is magic. Kids, how much do we love Miss Y? [Applause]