PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATORS OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION
AWARDS PROFESSIONAL-EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP
Amy
Floyd Pellegra is, a kindergarten teacher at Brighton Elementary
School in Tipton County.
Amy’s
professional goal is to continue learning and improving her teaching
skills. “I desire to
learn more techniques on how to enhance my classroom.
This coming semester I hope to learn how to more thoroughly
meet the needs of all students in my classroom.”
Amy remembers how her third grade teacher made each student
feel like the most important person in her class.
“She encouraged us in all areas.
Most of all, she made learning fun …
When handling certain situations in my own classroom, I often
think, ‘How would Mrs. Yelverton handle this?’”
Gloria
Roberson, a 4th grade teacher at Pikeville Elementary School in
Bledsoe County. Gloria
hopes to gain greater understanding of learning styles and update her
teaching strategies to be even more effective with her students.
Gloria remembers, “My favorite high school teacher (Biology)
made learning fun, and I knew she cared.
I hope my students feel the same way towards me.” Gloria is
pictured with her daughter.
John Rodney Kiser
is 4th grade teacher at Cedar Bluff Intermediate School in
Knox County. Due
to his concern, “that so many good/quality people are
choosing to leave the field of education.”
Rodney plans “to gain the knowledge and ideas
that will enable him to provide an atmosphere which
promotes teacher retention as well as student achievement.
He believes that, one cannot exist without the
other.”
One peer stated, “Rodney Kiser is one of the most professional educators that I have seen in my career. His desire to push children to go beyond their limits and achieve much more than they ever expected is reflected every year in the achievement of his students.” Rodney is an example of professionalism and believes, “We should walk-the-walk and talk-the-talk and let our actions and results speak for themselves.
Lisa Walli is
a mathematics teacher at Campbell County High School in
the Campbell County School system.
Ms. Walli hopes to add to her teaching skills. “The world is now computers, videos,
and the internet. Education needs to be these things also,
in order to prepare the next generation. As a teacher, I
need to use and teach these tools to properly educate my
students.” She
admired her favorite teacher, Mrs. Horne for her attitude.
“She encouraged, led mentored, helped, loved,
cared, and patterned. She was a risk-taker and pushed
students to go beyond the ordinary. Her classroom was not
just inside the walls of the room, and what we studied was
not just what was in our textbooks”.
Sheri Aubrey is
a fifth grade teacher at Harold McCormick Elementary
School in the Elizabethton City School system. Ms.
Aubrey hopes, “to gain a wealth of knowledge and draw
from others’ experiences to become a better teacher and
better equipped to handle the difficult demands of my
profession.” Her favorite teacher, Mickey
Settle, who taught in English and was a speech and drama
coach, has influenced Sheri. “Ms. Settle allowed
us to make mistakes, yet she helped us learn from those we
made. She shared her love for life through her
teaching and made me feel important.”
Hillary Hall is
a seventh grade Geography teacher at Dickson Middle School
in the Dickson County School system.
Ms. Hall hopes, “to gain more knowledge in the
managerial aspect of a principal and the programs
available to a campus..
One of her peers had this to say, “Hillary has a
strong work ethic and uncanny ability to see the
big-picture, and knows exactly what needs to be done, and
how to do it quickly and effectively. Hillary is a
resourceful, creative, and solution-oriented person who
was frequently able to come up with new and innovative
approaches to her teaching.”