2015 Teachers of the Year

Kifimbo Holloway-Parnell

柯比史密斯中学

2015 Duval County Teacher of the Year

Holloway-Parnell, 被认为是一个模范的教育工作者，她不断探索新的方法，将她的学生与新的经验和实践项目联系起来, helping them use their voices to seek answers about society's imprint in their lives. Her students conducted research at Kingsley Plantation, producing documentaries that led them to compete and defend their research in state-level competitions.Kifimbo Holloway-Parnell was named the 2015 Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year tonight at the 24th Annual EDDY Awards. Holloway-Parnell, a language arts teacher at 柯比史密斯中学 School, was selected from five outstanding finalists.

As the Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year, Holloway-Parnell will go on to compete for the state-wide title.

年度教师计划是bwin时时彩平台的一项冒险活动，它不仅仅是一天的庆祝活动. It includes the Wells Fargo Excellence In Teaching Seminar Series, 让杜瓦尔县的所有教师都能接触到8位年度杰出教师的最佳实践和现场课堂演示. 杜瓦尔县扶轮社-创立EDDY奖传统的组织-提供个人现金奖，并在bwin时时彩平台设立五项基金，以供每位决赛选手用于他们学校的一项计划.

"The community is inspired by the exceptional educators honored tonight at the EDDY Awards,”他说, President of the Jacksonville Public 教育 Fund. “我们期待着杜瓦尔县的教师领导在未来一年中做的所有伟大的事情."

Like every Teacher of the Year, Holloway-Parnell将作为当然成员加入bwin时时彩平台董事会，直到2016年年度教师被提名.

"Choosing a winner from these five finalists had to be a difficult task," said Dr. 尼古拉P. Vitti, Superintendent of Duval County Public Schools. “我们培养伟大的教育家和领导者的目标，被这些教师对教育学生的奉献和热情所加强. They are an inspiration to us all."

As an educator of various subjects, Ms. Holloway-Parnell sees her continuous role as a liaison between students and opportunities, helping them use their voices to seek answers about societies' imprint in their lives. She believes this begins by invigorating the lesson plan, 通过将课程标准与文化和生活水平联系起来，使学生获得实用技能. 这样做的时候, 学生们不再局限于教科书的章节，而是自由地用自己的眼睛见证教育.

在教育方面的探索使她的学生能够制作纪录片，这些纪录片引导他们在国家历史日博览会上两次参加州一级的比赛并为他们的研究辩护. They furthered their education by researching on sight at Kingsley Plantation, thus learning the difference between primary and secondary sources. 这些学生, once complacent with assigned seating and homework, emerged from their comfort zones by using their voices to question, formulate opinions and demonstrate leadership within their school and community.

Ms. 霍洛维-帕内尔作为一名专业教育工作者的领导能力使她能够将学生培养成课堂之外的遗产. The support of administrators and 父母 make it all possible. 成就的奖杯之所以重要，只是因为学生们现在已经摆脱了自我怀疑和不计后果的拖延症. 他们成功的领导激励着她继续装备下一代，教现在的学生找到他们内心的声音，并鼓励他们在面临任何挑战时发出自己的声音.

夫人. Parnell is an outstanding teacher. Her unique and fun attitude can make every class fun and interesting.
-- Kayla Hicks, 学生

迈克尔Bostic-Jones

威廉·米. 雷恩斯

Teaching wasn't what Mr. Bostic-Jones had originally planned for his life, but when he looks back on his experiences, 他意识到他们都在引导他朝着那个方向前进，并为他成为最好的老师做准备.

His philosophy of teaching wasn't developed from an educational book or professional development training. As helpful as books and trainings have been to him, they have merely added to a philosophical foundation that was already intact. 事实上, 他不知道, 他的教学理念在他年轻时就开始形成了，早在他知道自己最终会在教室里成为一种职业之前.

Being in foster care for several years had made Mr. Bostic-Jones not care anymore about anything. He took his frustrations out at school and often got into trouble. 当一位老师主动找到他，了解他的问题所在，而不是简单地在他行为不端时惩罚他时，他的人生出现了一个关键的转折点. Over the next 8 months, 他从一个愤怒的小男孩，把他的处境归咎于每个人，变成了一个坚定的男孩，他拒绝让任何事或任何人阻止他改变自己的处境，摆脱困境. His goal today is to provide the same opportunity to his students that was provided to him.

When approached at the last minute to teach AP World History, he knew his students would be able to handle the multiple choice portion of the exam, but would need extensive help with the writing portion. 他将在Common Core培训中学到的策略应用到他的AP课程中，结果令人印象深刻. Prior to this school year, no 雷恩斯 student had ever scored above a 1 on the exam. Due to his strategy and hard work of his students, he had one student pass for the first time in school history and 5 students who came close to passing with a 2.

Mr. 博斯蒂克-琼斯经常与家长沟通，并与他的班级家长以及他所指导的网球和游泳运动员的家长建立了持续的关系. 他认为，家长和老师为了学生的最大利益而共同努力，向学生展示有很多人团结在他们身边，希望他们成功，这一点很重要.

"Mr. Bostic-Jones taught me to appreciate life as I know it and embrace the word around me."

金布罗Infini学校

学生

C. 苏珊埃文斯

鱼梁小学

Ms. Evans sees teaching as a privileged opportunity to inspire, 鼓励, 协助和挑战我们未来社会的成员体验终身迷恋知识的力量. 她认为教育的主要目的之一是鼓励和帮助学生通过运用他们的知识来发展他们在社会中的有效性的个人意识.

When planning her lessons, she considers where her students are and where "they", 意思是她和他们, 我得走了. 她认为理解学生的需求和教学节奏会让学生取得显著的进步. Her students set personal and academic goals in third grade. She reviews the goals with her students over time, which 鼓励s them to own their learning and make changes if needed.

Meeting with students in small groups is the highlight of Ms. 埃文的一天. This is her opportunity to work on skills and strategies but more importantly, connect with her students on a "deeper level"…understanding the importance of growing as a reader. She differentiates learning through interests, reading levels and strategies and skills. Her small group instruction, whether it is reading or writing, is the most effective strategy in her classroom. She takes this opportunity to challenge her students and guide them through a text with higher-order questions. Her students know how passionate she is about reading and that she always has their best interest. No task is too difficult for them. They all know the motto of her classroom….hard work + effort = success!

"I loved her style and teaching and it definitely made me flourish in the classroom. She will always be my favorite teacher and the best one I ever had."

卡莉卖家

以前的学生

塞布丽娜大厅

安德鲁·杰克逊高中

Ms. Hall believes her role as a teacher is to foster an environment where students develop a love for learning. 为了做到这一点, she genuinely believes in every student's ability to succeed and is prepared to nurture the whole child. She takes the time to research and continuously look for ways to improve her educational practices. She shows excitement for learning through the energy she exudes when teaching. Her lessons are creative, rigorous and connect to real world experiences. She believes educators must be prepared to take on multiple roles or wear many hats, (i.e. substitute parent, a shoulder to lean on, or an ear to listen.最重要的是, 作为一名教师，她的职责是以乐观和热情拥抱每一天，因为她正在努力为学生的生活带来积极的影响, 父母, 以及其他教育工作者.

When planning her lessons, Ms. Hall uses a variety of data sources to drive instructional decisions. Once she introduces a concept, she monitors students' conceptual understanding through interim assessments. The results of these assessments have led her to differentiate and create a blended concept review, which has helped her students achieve significant growth on the District CGA assessment.

Ms. Hall has also become actively involved in Algebra Nation, an online resource created to support students taking the Algebra I End of Course Exam. 她开始参与支持这项倡议的实施，因为大量学生没有通过这次考试. She has recorded several Algebra Nation tutorials for students and educators throughout Florida to view.

"Sabrina is one of the best educators I've witnessed within our profession. Our job isn't easy by any stretch of the imagination, but 夫人. Hall does it effortlessly!"

埃文·丹尼尔斯

主要

吉尔·沙利文

Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle

我是女士。. 沙利文的梦想是让美国的每一个孩子都能从公共教育中受益，过上健康而有意义的生活. 她认为，公立教育机构有责任为每个学生提供具有国际竞争力的教育，培养他们的好奇心, instills a sound work ethic, and develops a strong moral character, regardless of the child's race, 宗教, gender or socio-economic status. Her role as a teacher is to work to develop the whole child, and she takes personal responsibility to assure her families that their child's time, 潜在的, and talents are not wasted, but rather enhanced everyday, 在每一堂课上, 对于每一个学生.

She believes teachers need to diligently hold students accountable for the quality of their work. 在她的教室里, she measures student work on accuracy, 不合规, and provides specific constructive feedback to maximize individual student learning gains. Her student's and her own accountability for academic performance cannot be realistically separated. 学生的学习依赖于教学实践的有效性，她每天都在每节课结束时以快速投票的形式来衡量这两者. This gives her insight into which children understood the work and which need further support. She believes when students and she work in unison to achieve, they build a strong rapport, and create a culture of high expectations, in a low-threat environment.

Ms. Sullivan has pursued a certification in Agriculture 教育. 这样做的时候, she has established the only middle school FFA (Future Farmers of America) chapter in Duval County. She is also currently mentoring a new Career and Technology Ed. Teacher and hopes he starts a robotics student organization.

"It's clear to me that Ms. Sullivan puts the needs of her students first and that she is genuinely interested in their emotional wellbeing, in addition to their academic success."

金伯利卡特

家长。