Five Manville District teachers have been nominated for Teacher of the Year for Manville.
Whoever wins teacher of the year also gets nominated for Governor’s Educator of the Year.
Both Teacher of the Year and Governor’s Educator of the year are very big achievements and
great awards for any of the five nominees in Manville. All five nominees have won for
their school district. These awards show an example of exceptional teaching, being able to
show inexpressible patience and impensable guidance as they taught many generations of
teens and children who are graduating. These awards also show strong, kind-hearted people,
as they are able to adjust to multiple different types of students as the students try to adjust to
them with understanding and reason. Being nominated for this award shows that these teachers
have exceeded expectations in teaching.
Whoever wins teacher of the year also gets nominated for Governor’s Educator of the Year.
Both Teacher of the Year and Governor’s Educator of the year are very big achievements and
great awards for any of the five nominees in Manville. All five nominees have won for
their school district. These awards show an example of exceptional teaching, being able to
show inexpressible patience and impensable guidance as they taught many generations of
teens and children who are graduating. These awards also show strong, kind-hearted people,
as they are able to adjust to multiple different types of students as the students try to adjust to
them with understanding and reason. Being nominated for this award shows that these teachers
have exceeded expectations in teaching.
I interviewed Erin Regan, the candidate winner from Weston. Her past experience before
Manville school district was twelve years teaching preschool. She has been in the Manville
school district for three years. She began teaching fifth and first grade her first two years of
teaching, using the reading specialist program. She has two children of her own, giving her
another advantage and perspective as a teacher.
During the interview I asked questions like “what advice would you give to a new
teacher,” “why did you choose Manville,” and “how has Manville changed your teaching?” With these
questions, Mrs. Regan answered beautifly, talking about Manville’s small town connections with
everyone and familial feel. She also went on explaining how Manville has been very welcoming
and given opportunities for her to incorporate morals and style into teaching. Erin Reagan’s
piece of advice to new teachers is, “Be kind and patient with kids. Build a relationship with them
and make that connection. Be the reason they love coming to school.” In the interview, Erin
made it clear that making her classroom a comfortable environment was an important part of
her teaching preschool because she wants to motivate the children to come to school.
