{"id":13277,"date":"2018-05-30T12:10:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T16:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/?page_id=13277"},"modified":"2023-02-09T11:18:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T16:18:55","slug":"toy_stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/toy_stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Teacher of the Year Winners &#038; Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Previous-TOY-Banner.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"border-color:#c6dce3;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;\"><\/div><p>Each year, the Excellence in Education Teacher of the Year award honors outstanding educators across Anne Arundel County. Read stories below from past Teacher of the Year nominees and find out what drives these incredible educators.<br \/>\n<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aacps.org\/Page\/2421\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong> about the AACPS Teacher\u00a0of the year process.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"border-color:#c6dce3;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-grid-wrapper fusion-blog-pagination\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-blog-layout-grid .fusion-post-grid{padding:15px;}.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-posts-container{margin-left: -15px !important; margin-right:-15px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-pagination fusion-blog-layout-grid fusion-blog-layout-grid-3 isotope\" data-pages=\"0\" data-grid-col-space=\"30\" style=\"margin: -15px -15px 0;\"><div id=\"24448\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-24448 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-celebratingaacps category-chesapeake_stories category-lakeshorees category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1912\" height=\"2677\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ms-Heist-TOY-24.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ms-Heist-TOY-24.png 1912w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ms-Heist-TOY-24-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ms-Heist-TOY-24-731x1024.png 731w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ms-Heist-TOY-24-768x1075.png 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ms-Heist-TOY-24-1097x1536.png 1097w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ms-Heist-TOY-24-1463x2048.png 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1912px) 100vw, 1912px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2024\/05\/22\/elizabeth-heist\/\">2024 Teacher of the Year Reflects on What Helped Them Become the Best Version of Themselves<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2024\/05\/22\/elizabeth-heist\/\">2024 Teacher of the Year Reflects on What Helped Them Become the Best Version of Themselves<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\u201cEvery child deserves a champion- an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2024\/05\/22\/elizabeth-heist\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"21598\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-21598 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cat-north category-celebratingaacps category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-specialty category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Charles-Whittaker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Charles-Whittaker.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Charles-Whittaker-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/charleswhittaker\/\">2022 Teacher of the Year Reflects on the Year and Looks Forward to the Future<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/charleswhittaker\/\">2022 Teacher of the Year Reflects on the Year and Looks Forward to the Future<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>If you want happiness for a lifetime. Help someone in the next generation.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/charleswhittaker\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"21468\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-21468 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-annapolis_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy category-tylerheightses\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alexis-Cutler-TOY-2023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alexis-Cutler-TOY-2023.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alexis-Cutler-TOY-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alexis-Cutler-TOY-2023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alexis-Cutler-TOY-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alexis-Cutler-TOY-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alexis-Cutler-TOY-2023-66x66.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/alexis-cutler\/\">Empowering Self-Worth and Peer Mentoring: Meet the Tyler Heights Elementary School Second Grade Teacher Who is a Finalist for Teacher of the Year<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/alexis-cutler\/\">Empowering Self-Worth and Peer Mentoring: Meet the Tyler Heights Elementary School Second Grade Teacher Who is a Finalist for Teacher of the Year<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The heart of teaching is our kids. The future of the world is in this classroom. What we do now is building moral human beings.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/alexis-cutler\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"21428\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-21428 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-broadneck_stories category-magothyriverms category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christine-Colli-McCallister-TOY-2023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christine-Colli-McCallister-TOY-2023.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christine-Colli-McCallister-TOY-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christine-Colli-McCallister-TOY-2023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christine-Colli-McCallister-TOY-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christine-Colli-McCallister-TOY-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christine-Colli-McCallister-TOY-2023-66x66.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/christine-colli-mccallister-2\/\">From Lab Coat to Superteacher: Meet the Magothy River Middle School Science Teacher Named Finalist for Teacher of the Year<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/christine-colli-mccallister-2\/\">From Lab Coat to Superteacher: Meet the Magothy River Middle School Science Teacher Named Finalist for Teacher of the Year<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The first thing would be to tell myself, You\u2019ve Got This! Have fun and if you aren\u2019t enjoying your lessons, neither are the students. Be creative and make changes. The kids like to know you are human, so if you make a mistake, it\u2019s ok<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/christine-colli-mccallister-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"21461\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-21461 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-old_mill_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-southshorees category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Courtney-Kenney-TOY-2023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Courtney-Kenney-TOY-2023.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Courtney-Kenney-TOY-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Courtney-Kenney-TOY-2023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Courtney-Kenney-TOY-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Courtney-Kenney-TOY-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Courtney-Kenney-TOY-2023-66x66.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/courtneykenney\/\">Teaching Mindfulness and Wellness: Meet the Teacher of the Year Finalist from South Shore Elementary School<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/courtneykenney\/\">Teaching Mindfulness and Wellness: Meet the Teacher of the Year Finalist from South Shore Elementary School<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>You have an opportunity to be a changemaker. Everyday is an adventure. You can create a positive experience for students. You, yes you, can make a change in the world.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/courtneykenney\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"21513\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-21513 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-annapolishs category-annapolis_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mary-Kay-Connerton-TOY-2023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mary-Kay-Connerton-TOY-2023.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mary-Kay-Connerton-TOY-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mary-Kay-Connerton-TOY-2023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mary-Kay-Connerton-TOY-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mary-Kay-Connerton-TOY-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mary-Kay-Connerton-TOY-2023-66x66.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/marykay-connerton\/\">Wellness is the Key: Annapolis High&#8217;s Teacher of the Year Finalist Shares Her Motivation<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/marykay-connerton\/\">Wellness is the Key: Annapolis High&#8217;s Teacher of the Year Finalist Shares Her Motivation<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>If you seek work of the heart, then be a teacher. It fuels your soul as you pour love out. It\u2019s immeasurable the impact you have and the impact it has on you.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/marykay-connerton\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"21465\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-21465 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lindalems category-north_county_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1420\" height=\"1421\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nea-Baker-1-TOY-2023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nea-Baker-1-TOY-2023.jpg 1420w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nea-Baker-1-TOY-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nea-Baker-1-TOY-2023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nea-Baker-1-TOY-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nea-Baker-1-TOY-2023-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nea-Baker-1-TOY-2023-66x66.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/neabaker\/\">Empowering Students to Lead: Lindale Middle School&#8217;s Teacher of the Year Finalist shares her secrets<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/neabaker\/\">Empowering Students to Lead: Lindale Middle School&#8217;s Teacher of the Year Finalist shares her secrets<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>You can be the best advocate for kids who don\u2019t have a voice and have dreams to be more. It\u2019s a noble profession and students need your DNA to access and unlock what they are going to be.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/neabaker\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"21440\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-21440 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coral-Shreve-Independent-TOY-2023-002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coral-Shreve-Independent-TOY-2023-002.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coral-Shreve-Independent-TOY-2023-002-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coral-Shreve-Independent-TOY-2023-002-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coral-Shreve-Independent-TOY-2023-002-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coral-Shreve-Independent-TOY-2023-002-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coral-Shreve-Independent-TOY-2023-002-66x66.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/coralshreve\/\">Unleash Your Child&#8217;s Imagination: Meet the Independent Teacher of the Year Finalist Who Inspires Pre-schoolers at St. Paul&#8217;s Lutheran School<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/coralshreve\/\">Unleash Your Child&#8217;s Imagination: Meet the Independent Teacher of the Year Finalist Who Inspires Pre-schoolers at St. Paul&#8217;s Lutheran School<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Remember that the kids think that you are awesome. I constantly think of how proud I am of my kids and that is rewarding. I\u2019m unsure what other career you can do that will give you what teaching gives as you watch your kids learn and grow.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/coralshreve\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"21436\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-21436 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pamela-Hernick-Independent-TOY-2023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pamela-Hernick-Independent-TOY-2023.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pamela-Hernick-Independent-TOY-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pamela-Hernick-Independent-TOY-2023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pamela-Hernick-Independent-TOY-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pamela-Hernick-Independent-TOY-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pamela-Hernick-Independent-TOY-2023-66x66.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/pamelahernick\/\">Helping Students Connecting the Dots: The Inspiring Journey of St. Mary&#8217;s High School Teacher, a Finalist for Independent Teacher of the Year<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/pamelahernick\/\">Helping Students Connecting the Dots: The Inspiring Journey of St. Mary&#8217;s High School Teacher, a Finalist for Independent Teacher of the Year<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>If you\u2019re interested in the future and the well being of others, become a teacher. You\u2019ll learn so much about yourself as well as enjoy seeing the fruits of your labor.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/19\/pamelahernick\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"21415\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-21415 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arundelhs category-arundel_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ian-Burns-TOY-2023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ian-Burns-TOY-2023.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ian-Burns-TOY-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ian-Burns-TOY-2023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ian-Burns-TOY-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ian-Burns-TOY-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ian-Burns-TOY-2023-66x66.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/18\/ianburns\/\">Innovation in the Classroom: Meet the Arundel High School Teacher who&#8217;s a Teacher of the Year Finalist!<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/18\/ianburns\/\">Innovation in the Classroom: Meet the Arundel High School Teacher who&#8217;s a Teacher of the Year Finalist!<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>In my time capsule I would include a microphone because there are so many stories that can be told just from this year. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/18\/ianburns\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"21511\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-21511 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-annapolis_stories category-mills-parolees category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Richard-Rogers-POY-2023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Richard-Rogers-POY-2023.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Richard-Rogers-POY-2023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Richard-Rogers-POY-2023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Richard-Rogers-POY-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Richard-Rogers-POY-2023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Richard-Rogers-POY-2023-66x66.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/18\/richard-rogers-poy23\/\">Principal of the Year 22-23, Richard Rogers of Mills-Parole Elementary School Advocates for &#8220;Constant Reflection as the Key to Become Better Educator and Leader&#8221;<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/18\/richard-rogers-poy23\/\">Principal of the Year 22-23, Richard Rogers of Mills-Parole Elementary School Advocates for &#8220;Constant Reflection as the Key to Become Better Educator and Leader&#8221;<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Stay at it! It is worth it and fulfilling. Kids need dedicated teachers from all backgrounds.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2023\/04\/18\/richard-rogers-poy23\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20198\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20198 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-croftones category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Doreen-Fischetti.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photograph of teacher Doreen Fischetti\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Doreen-Fischetti.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Doreen-Fischetti-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Doreen-Fischetti-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Doreen-Fischetti-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Doreen-Fischetti-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/10\/doreen_fischetti\/\">Determined to See Every Child&#8217;s Potential<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/10\/doreen_fischetti\/\">Determined to See Every Child&#8217;s Potential<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"My goal for every student is that they become independent, confident, high-achieving students that see and reach their individual potential. I challenge myself daily to discover what is needed for each of my students to be successful and implement strategies to help them discover their abilities.\"--Doreen Fischetti, Crofton High School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/10\/doreen_fischetti\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20160\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20160 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-sunsetes category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jessica-Phillips.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Jessica Phillips\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jessica-Phillips.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jessica-Phillips-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jessica-Phillips-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jessica-Phillips-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jessica-Phillips-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jessica-Phillips-1463x2048.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/06\/jessicaphillips\/\">Building a Lasting Community Within the Classroom<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/06\/jessicaphillips\/\">Building a Lasting Community Within the Classroom<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>As a teacher, it is my job to ensure that all of my students come to school each day feeling safe and excited to learn. I strive to build a community within my classroom, as well as through the entire school.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/06\/jessicaphillips\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20175\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20175 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy category-waughchapeles\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mollie-Dwyer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Picture of teacher, Mollie Dwyer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mollie-Dwyer.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mollie-Dwyer-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mollie-Dwyer-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mollie-Dwyer-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mollie-Dwyer-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mollie-Dwyer-1463x2048.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/06\/molliedwyer\/\">Providing Unconditional Love in the Classroom<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/06\/molliedwyer\/\">Providing Unconditional Love in the Classroom<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>My teaching philosophy begins and ends with unconditional love.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/06\/molliedwyer\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20182\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20182 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-glendalees category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lindsay-Breach.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Picture of teacher, Lindsay Breach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lindsay-Breach.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lindsay-Breach-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lindsay-Breach-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lindsay-Breach-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lindsay-Breach-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lindsay-Breach-1463x2048.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/lindsaybreach\/\">The Value of a Teacher<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/lindsaybreach\/\">The Value of a Teacher<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>I believe that every child has a story and it is my commitment to know and value every story.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/lindsaybreach\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20180\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20180 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-brooklynparkes category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nisa-Morris.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nisa-Morris.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nisa-Morris-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nisa-Morris-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nisa-Morris-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nisa-Morris-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nisa-Morris-1463x2048.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/nisamorris\/\">Passion for Motivating Students<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/nisamorris\/\">Passion for Motivating Students<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Nisa's passion for motivating students started in the 4th grade. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/nisamorris\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20171\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20171 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-severnriverms category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Stacy-Kearns.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Picture of teacher, Stacy Kearns\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Stacy-Kearns.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Stacy-Kearns-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Stacy-Kearns-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Stacy-Kearns-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Stacy-Kearns-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Stacy-Kearns-1463x2048.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/stacykearns\/\">Encouraging Students to Explore<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/stacykearns\/\">Encouraging Students to Explore<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Stacy Kearns  I am an AACPS: Teacher, Severn River Middle School | 2020 Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalist  Adolescence is a challenging time for many students. Adolescence can also be a time of [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/stacykearns\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20169\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20169 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-linthicumes category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kelsey-Kramer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kelsey-Kramer.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kelsey-Kramer-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kelsey-Kramer-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kelsey-Kramer-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kelsey-Kramer-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kelsey-Kramer-1463x2048.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/kelseykramer\/\">Celebrating Differences, Adapting to Change, and Finding Success<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/kelseykramer\/\">Celebrating Differences, Adapting to Change, and Finding Success<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Welcome to Camp Kramer! We are a family that starts each day with hugs, high fives, and a bonfire (community circle).<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/kelseykramer\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20150\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20150 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-annapolishs category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tema-Encarnacion-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Picture of Tema Encarnation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tema-Encarnacion-2020.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tema-Encarnacion-2020-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tema-Encarnacion-2020-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tema-Encarnacion-2020-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tema-Encarnacion-2020-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tema-Encarnacion-2020-1463x2048.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/temaencarnacion\/\">Advocating for Students<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/temaencarnacion\/\">Advocating for Students<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>One of the most fundamental roles of an educator is that of an advocate.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/temaencarnacion\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20164\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20164 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-shipleyschoicees category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Angela-Miller.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Picture of teacher, Angela Miller\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Angela-Miller.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Angela-Miller-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Angela-Miller-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Angela-Miller-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Angela-Miller-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Angela-Miller-1463x2048.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/angelamiller\/\">Teaching Student&#8217;s that Kindness Matters<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/angelamiller\/\">Teaching Student&#8217;s that Kindness Matters<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>I believe all students can learn within an environment where kindness matters and they feel safe to take risks.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/angelamiller\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20162\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20162 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-pointpleasantes category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/lisaelliott\/\">Raising Teacher Expectations and Empathy<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>I believe that every student should be challenged through the use of differentiated instruction, high teacher expectations and empathy.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/lisaelliott\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20157\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20157 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-marleyms category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/hopeturner\/\">Building Supportive Relationships with Students<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>I believe building relationships with my students is the most crucial part of the job.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/hopeturner\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20146\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20146 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-rivierabeaches category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Patrick-Wensyel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Patrick-Wensyel.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Patrick-Wensyel-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Patrick-Wensyel-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Patrick-Wensyel-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Patrick-Wensyel-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Patrick-Wensyel-1463x2048.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/patrickwensyel\/\">Providing Students the Unlimited Ability to Succeed<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/patrickwensyel\/\">Providing Students the Unlimited Ability to Succeed<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>My philosophy of education is that all children have the unlimited ability to succeed. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/patrickwensyel\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"20135\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-20135 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-student_stories category-toy category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anna-Preston.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anna-Preston.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anna-Preston-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anna-Preston-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anna-Preston-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anna-Preston-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anna-Preston-1463x2048.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/annapreston\/\">Providing Life-Changing Moments for Students<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/annapreston\/\">Providing Life-Changing Moments for Students<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Effective teaching starts with establishing positive personal relationships.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2020\/08\/04\/annapreston\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"16654\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-16654 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-old_mill_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-southshorees category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Theresa_Beilstein-Classroom.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Teresa Beilstein sits with third grade students in a circle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Theresa_Beilstein-Classroom.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Theresa_Beilstein-Classroom-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Theresa_Beilstein-Classroom-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/10\/18\/teresa_beilstein\/\">Keeping the Focus on the Mental Health of Our Students<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/10\/18\/teresa_beilstein\/\">Keeping the Focus on the Mental Health of Our Students<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I have the opportunity to help kids who are struggling academically, socially, and emotionally. That is my privilege as a teacher.\"--Teresa Beilstein, 2019 AACPS Teacher of the Year<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/10\/18\/teresa_beilstein\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15796\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15796 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-annapolis_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Martin-Noga.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Martin-Noga.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Martin-Noga-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Martin-Noga-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/martin_noga\/\">Embracing the Real World<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/martin_noga\/\">Embracing the Real World<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"My teaching philosophy views every learner as both a psychological and social construct; because neglecting or subordinating one to the other can result to behaviors that can be detrimental to the teaching and learning environment.\" --Martin Noga, Annapolis High School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/martin_noga\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15963\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15963 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-story_locations category-employee_stories category-toy category-tylerheightses\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bonita-Bradway_opt-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bonita-Bradway_opt-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bonita-Bradway_opt-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bonita-Bradway_opt-1-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/08\/07\/bonita_bradway\/\">Being an Educator is an Honor<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/08\/07\/bonita_bradway\/\">Being an Educator is an Honor<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I believe that it is equally important to help my students realize that they can be world changers; to teach the whole child.\" --Bonita Bradway, Tyler Heights Elementary<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/08\/07\/bonita_bradway\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15932\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15932 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arundel_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Michelle-Soumah.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Michelle-Soumah.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Michelle-Soumah-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Michelle-Soumah-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/08\/01\/michelle_soumah\/\">Realizing What You Are Capable of<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/08\/01\/michelle_soumah\/\">Realizing What You Are Capable of<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I believe that ALL students will be successful in my classroom. I want my students to know that my classroom is their community - a place where students feel safe to take academic risks, to accept that mistakes are an important part of learning and life, and to realize that they are capable of great successes.\" --Michelle Soumah, Arundel Middle School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/08\/01\/michelle_soumah\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15775\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15775 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-severna_park_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Amy-Degenhard1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Amy-Degenhard1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Amy-Degenhard1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Amy-Degenhard1-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/amy_degenhard\/\">The Art of Discovery<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/amy_degenhard\/\">The Art of Discovery<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I believe everyone is always an artist and I teach to provide every child the opportunity to explore a multitude of media in order to discover what type of artist they want to be.\"--Amy Degenhard, Jones Elementary School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/amy_degenhard\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15784\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15784 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-glen_burnie_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Eileen-Foley_sm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Eileen-Foley_sm.jpg 548w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Eileen-Foley_sm-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/eileen_foley\/\">Repeat, Re-visit, Reteach and Make it Relevant!<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/eileen_foley\/\">Repeat, Re-visit, Reteach and Make it Relevant!<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I believe that my classroom is inviting, safe, and nurturing. Children feel secure and valued. Effective instruction that is joyful and stimulating occurs on a daily basis.\"--Eileen Foley, Corkran Middle School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/eileen_foley\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15786\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15786 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-severna_park_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lyndsay-Geddings_sm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lyndsay-Geddings_sm.jpg 548w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lyndsay-Geddings_sm-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/lyndsay_geddings\/\">Appreciating the Good in All Students<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/lyndsay_geddings\/\">Appreciating the Good in All Students<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"My philosophy of teaching grows from my own love of learning and the value I place on the relationships formed within the learning community.\"-- Lyndsay Geddings, Folger McKinsey Elementary School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/lyndsay_geddings\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15788\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15788 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-broadneck_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Samantha-Wilkinson-Class-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Samantha-Wilkinson-Class-11.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Samantha-Wilkinson-Class-11-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Samantha-Wilkinson-Class-11-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/samantha_klenkel_wilkinson\/\">The Powerful Role of the Teacher<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/samantha_klenkel_wilkinson\/\">The Powerful Role of the Teacher<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I believe my primary role is looking at the end goal, assessing current understanding, and taking into account special abilities, interests, and challenges of the students.\" --Samantha Klenkel Wilkinson, Cape St. Claire Elementary School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/samantha_klenkel_wilkinson\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15791\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15791 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-arundel_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/kristina_ladika\/\">Guiding Reluctant Wanderers<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I believe that all students can be and should be pushed, pushed to try their hardest, pushed to be deeper thinkers, pushed to take pride in what they produce.\" --Kristina Ladika, Arundel High School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/kristina_ladika\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15805\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15805 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arundel_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Sarah-Serena.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Sarah-Serena.jpg 548w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Sarah-Serena-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/sarah_serena\/\">Collecting Beautiful Moments<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/sarah_serena\/\">Collecting Beautiful Moments<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"A successful classroom community exists when a teacher takes time to build authentic relationships. In turn, students feel safe and are comfortable taking risks.\" --Sarah Serena, Waugh Chapel Elementary<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/sarah_serena\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15765\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15765 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-severna_park_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Melissa-Connelly-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Melissa-Connelly-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Melissa-Connelly-2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Melissa-Connelly-2-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/melissa_connelly\/\">Intricate Parts of Our Education Adventure<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/melissa_connelly\/\">Intricate Parts of Our Education Adventure<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"My belief is that all students can learn if provided with tools that enhance the skills that we are trying to build and expand the foundation that they have already established. Utilizing a variety of methods of instruction as well as different unique tools such as Makerspace and presentation materials allows me as a teacher to reach more learners and help them grow.\"--Melissa Connelly<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/melissa_connelly\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15799\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15799 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-glen_burnie_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Erin-Perkins.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Erin-Perkins.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Erin-Perkins-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Erin-Perkins-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/erin_perkins-2\/\">Heroes Take Risks<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/erin_perkins-2\/\">Heroes Take Risks<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I believe our children should learn to lead a life that will leave a positive legacy. Teachers have an AMAZING influence on students and should use that power wisely.\" --Erin Perkins, Quarterfield Elementary School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/erin_perkins-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15793\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15793 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cat-south-specialty category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-south_river_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Carla-Matthews1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Carla-Matthews1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Carla-Matthews1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Carla-Matthews1-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/carla_matthews\/\">Have Only Positive Expectations<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/carla_matthews\/\">Have Only Positive Expectations<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I refer to my teaching philosophy as &quot;Soul Food&quot; because of having the opportunity to beautifully educate my students in mind, body and soul.\"--Carla Matthews, Center of Applied Technology South<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/carla_matthews\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15781\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15781 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-northeast_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Tully-Fenner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Tully-Fenner.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Tully-Fenner-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Tully-Fenner-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/tully_fenner\/\">It&#8217;s Not About the Standards&#8211;Its About the People<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/tully_fenner\/\">It&#8217;s Not About the Standards&#8211;Its About the People<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I believe that all students need to feel cared for before learning can take place. Understanding where students are emotionally and intellectually allows me to meet them on a level playing field.\"--Tully Fenner, Northeast High School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/tully_fenner\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15778\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15778 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-meade_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Danyelle-Edwards1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Danyelle-Edwards1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Danyelle-Edwards1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Danyelle-Edwards1-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/danyelle_edwards\/\">Establishing Trusting Relationships<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/danyelle_edwards\/\">Establishing Trusting Relationships<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"My philosophy of teaching is very simple. EVERY student is capable of learning.\"--Danyelle Edwards, Seven Oaks Elementary School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/danyelle_edwards\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15772\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15772 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-south_river_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Laura-Currey.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Laura-Currey.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Laura-Currey-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Laura-Currey-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/laura_currey\/\">Presence Sets the Tone<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/laura_currey\/\">Presence Sets the Tone<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"My philosophy of teaching is simple: make connections and strive to be your best self. As teachers, we shoulder great responsibility regarding the impact we have on our students&#39; lives.\"--Laura Currey, Central Elementary<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/laura_currey\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15769\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15769 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-south_river_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/April-Crovo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/April-Crovo.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/April-Crovo-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/April-Crovo-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/april_crovo-2\/\">Creating Lifelong Learners and Community Members<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/april_crovo-2\/\">Creating Lifelong Learners and Community Members<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I believe that providing my students with an engaging, rigorous, and hands-on lesson, inspires their learning. These lessons allow them to retain the concepts taught and make real-world connections.\"--April Crovo, Mayo Elementary<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/april_crovo-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"15763\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-15763 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-severna_park_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Angela-Carbone_sm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Angela-Carbone_sm.jpg 548w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Angela-Carbone_sm-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/angela_carbone\/\">Praise From All Corners of the Community<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/angela_carbone\/\">Praise From All Corners of the Community<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"My teaching philosophy is simple. Make it fun, make it collaborative and make it as hands-on as possible all the while being kind to one another.\"--Angela Carbone, Severna Park Middle<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2019\/07\/16\/angela_carbone\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"14023\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-14023 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-broadneck_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kim_Mason.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kim_Mason.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kim_Mason-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kim_Mason-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kim_Mason-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/11\/26\/kim_mason\/\">Reflect&#8211;Renew&#8211;Re-Engage<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/11\/26\/kim_mason\/\">Reflect&#8211;Renew&#8211;Re-Engage<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"For teachers, summer is always a time we should expect to reflect, renew and prepare to rea engage through each of our roles in the educational system.\"--Kim Mason, Windsor Farm Elementary<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/11\/26\/kim_mason\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13480\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13480 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-meade_stories category-monarch-laurel category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/H.Carnaghan07-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/H.Carnaghan07-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/H.Carnaghan07-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/H.Carnaghan07-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/28\/heather_carnaghan\/\">Connections that Matter<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/28\/heather_carnaghan\/\">Connections that Matter<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"As teachers, we have the unique responsibility of being the first domino in this epic domino rally setup.\"--Heather Carnaghan, Monarch Global Academy<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/28\/heather_carnaghan\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"11700\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-11700 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-south_river_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2172\" height=\"1448\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Coaching4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Josh Carroll stands in a broup of four high school boys on the SRHS track team.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Coaching4.jpg 2172w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Coaching4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Coaching4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Coaching4-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2172px) 100vw, 2172px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/01\/29\/josh_carroll\/\">The Power of Relationships<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/01\/29\/josh_carroll\/\">The Power of Relationships<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I believe that great teaching begins with forming positive, meaningful relationships with students.\"--Josh Carroll, SRHS<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/01\/29\/josh_carroll\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13273\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13273 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-north_county_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Katrina-Griffin-Classroom-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Katrina Griffin standing between two students pointing to a computer.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Katrina-Griffin-Classroom-3.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Katrina-Griffin-Classroom-3-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Katrina-Griffin-Classroom-3-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Katrina-Griffin-Classroom-3-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/katrina_griffin\/\">Creating Meaningful Experiences through German<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/katrina_griffin\/\">Creating Meaningful Experiences through German<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"The 21st century demands on students are rigorous, but my classroom is a safe area for students to take risks and to discover that mistakes are simply opportunities for learning.\"--Katrina Griffin, NCHS<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/katrina_griffin\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13559\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13559 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-broadneck_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Nominee-07-Dana-Dobbs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Nominee-07-Dana-Dobbs.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Nominee-07-Dana-Dobbs-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Nominee-07-Dana-Dobbs-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Nominee-07-Dana-Dobbs-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/28\/dana_dobbs\/\">Opening the Door for Deaf Culture in Our Schools<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/28\/dana_dobbs\/\">Opening the Door for Deaf Culture in Our Schools<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\u201cAACPS opened the door and pursued ASL as a language to be taught in it\u2019s schools.  This willingness gives students the opportunity to broaden their language horizons and become productive\/contributing members of society.\u201d--Dana Dobbs, Broadneck High School\r\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/28\/dana_dobbs\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13365\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13365 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-glen_burnie_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kathleen-Soares-classroom-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kathleen Soares looks at some papers with a female middle school student.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kathleen-Soares-classroom-6.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kathleen-Soares-classroom-6-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kathleen-Soares-classroom-6-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kathleen-Soares-classroom-6-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/04\/kathleen_soares\/\">Empowering a Community of Learners<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/04\/kathleen_soares\/\">Empowering a Community of Learners<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"Students will remember science because of how I made them feel and the excitement they felt as they learned some really cool science.\"--Kathleen Soares, Corkran Middle School Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/04\/kathleen_soares\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"7286\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-7286 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-alumni_stories category-employee_stories category-south_river_stories category-southern_stories category-toy tag-school-pride\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3-TN-Thumbnail-Iris-Crankfield.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Iris Crankfield standing in her classroom.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3-TN-Thumbnail-Iris-Crankfield.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3-TN-Thumbnail-Iris-Crankfield-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3-TN-Thumbnail-Iris-Crankfield-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3-TN-Thumbnail-Iris-Crankfield-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/iris_crankfield\/\">Permalink<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3-TN-Thumbnail-Iris-Crankfield.jpg\" data-id=\"7286\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"3 T&N Thumbnail-Iris Crankfield\" data-caption=\"\">Gallery<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/iris_crankfield\/\">Inspired to Achieve Greatness<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/iris_crankfield\/\">Inspired to Achieve Greatness<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I\u2019ve risen above thinking I achieved greatness on my own; and I\u2019ve embraced the responsibility to ignite and stoke in my students the fire that was started inside of me.\" --Iris Crankfield, SRHS<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/iris_crankfield\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13487\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13487 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-southern_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marlene-Kramer-at-Christmas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Marlene Kramer standing in front of her classroom door decorated for the holidays\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marlene-Kramer-at-Christmas.jpg 720w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marlene-Kramer-at-Christmas-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/15\/marlene_kramer\/\">My students&#8217; home away from home<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/15\/marlene_kramer\/\">My students&#8217; home away from home<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"Classroom culture and environment directly impacts student success.  My philosophy of teaching is built around this statement and begins by creating a home away from home for my students.\"--Marlene Kramer, Southern High School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/15\/marlene_kramer\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13626\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13626 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dianne-M.-Lloyd.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dianne-M.-Lloyd.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dianne-M.-Lloyd-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dianne-M.-Lloyd-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dianne-M.-Lloyd-731x1024.jpg 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/07\/19\/dianne_lloyd\/\">Instruction Is The Essence Of Education<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/07\/19\/dianne_lloyd\/\">Instruction Is The Essence Of Education<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Years ago I read a quote that forever resonated in my soul, \u201cThe mediocre teacher tells. The\r\ngood teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. \u201cMy hope is that I inspire!<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/07\/19\/dianne_lloyd\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13617\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13617 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"139\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lori-Ann-Balzano.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lori-Ann Balzano\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/07\/19\/balzano_lori-ann\/\">My Teaching Philosophy<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/07\/19\/balzano_lori-ann\/\">My Teaching Philosophy<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"My teaching philosophy is rooted within my goal of instilling a deep love of learning in my students while challenging them to surpass their personal expectations. I believe that each child is a unique individual with their own diverse backgrounds, learning styles, and specific interests and it is my duty to rise to the occasion and take them to their next level of learning.\"--Lori-Ann Blazano\r\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/07\/19\/balzano_lori-ann\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13575\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13575 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-broadneck_stories category-aacps_story category-alumni_stories category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1012\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Meredith_Claborn_Photo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Meredith_Claborn_Photo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Meredith_Claborn_Photo-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/07\/02\/meredith_claborn-2\/\">Improving classrooms through teamwork and personal connections.<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/07\/02\/meredith_claborn-2\/\">Improving classrooms through teamwork and personal connections.<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Inspiring children to learn is a gift I feel humbled and grateful to share.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/07\/02\/meredith_claborn-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13570\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13570 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-broadneck_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"949\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Christina_Houstian.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Christina_Houstian.jpg 949w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Christina_Houstian-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Christina_Houstian-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/07\/02\/christina_houstian\/\">The best lessons start with a question: \u201cWhat if?\u201d<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/07\/02\/christina_houstian\/\">The best lessons start with a question: \u201cWhat if?\u201d<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"There is no doubt in my mind that becoming a teacher is a calling, not a job. I have never regretted becoming a teacher.\"- Christina Houstian<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/07\/02\/christina_houstian\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13554\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13554 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-alumni_stories category-employee_stories category-severna_park_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Timothy-SmithFMES-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Timothy-SmithFMES-1.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Timothy-SmithFMES-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Timothy-SmithFMES-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Timothy-SmithFMES-1-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/28\/timothy_smith\/\">My Journey with AACPS<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/28\/timothy_smith\/\">My Journey with AACPS<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\u201cMy journey with AACPS began over 25 years ago, as a young child who was embarking on his first days of Kindergarten.\u201d--Timothy Smith, Folger McKinsey Elementary\r\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/28\/timothy_smith\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13550\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13550 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-northeast_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-pasadenaes category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Elizabeth_Parker-e1566509894639.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Elizabeth_Parker-e1566509894639.jpg 436w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Elizabeth_Parker-e1566509894639-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/28\/elizabeth_parker\/\">A Legacy of Teachers<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/28\/elizabeth_parker\/\">A Legacy of Teachers<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\u201cThe women in my family have given over 100 year of teachings to AACPS.\u201d--Elizabeth Parker, NHS\r\n\r\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/28\/elizabeth_parker\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13526\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13526 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-severna_park_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Charlene_Beyerlein.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Charlene Beyerlein standing next to a poster of artwork created by her students.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Charlene_Beyerlein.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Charlene_Beyerlein-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Charlene_Beyerlein-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/18\/charlene_beyerlein\/\">Beyond the Teaching Standards<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/18\/charlene_beyerlein\/\">Beyond the Teaching Standards<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"A teacher never stops learning because our students are always changing.\"--Charlene Beyerlein, Jones Elementary<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/18\/charlene_beyerlein\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13517\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13517 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arundel_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Jill-Weigett.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jill Weigelt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Jill-Weigett.png 281w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Jill-Weigett-155x300.png 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/15\/jill_weigelt\/\">Paying Teaching Forward<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/15\/jill_weigelt\/\">Paying Teaching Forward<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I hope that one day, my students will remember me as fondly as I remember the teachers who had a positive impact on my life.\"--Jill Weigelt, Arundel Middle<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/15\/jill_weigelt\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13515\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13515 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/15\/ronnie_barill\/\">Why I Love Teaching<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"Throughout the years I have met some of the most endearing children, interesting families, knowledgeable experts and compassionate professionals of my life.\"--Ronnie Barill, Van Bokkelen Elementary<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/15\/ronnie_barill\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13476\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13476 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-broadneck_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/nicole_hughes\/\">Reflecting on my Honorable Profession<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\u201cI have come to realize that my philosophy of teaching can not be summarized into one word or phrase. It is a belief, a passion, and a responsibility.\u201d\u2014Nicole Hughes, Windsor Farm Elementary<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/nicole_hughes\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13474\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13474 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-chesapeake_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-pasadenaes category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Debra-Biggs-PasadenaES_opt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Debra-Biggs-PasadenaES_opt.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Debra-Biggs-PasadenaES_opt-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Debra-Biggs-PasadenaES_opt-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/debra_biggs\/\">Child-Centered Learning<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/debra_biggs\/\">Child-Centered Learning<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\u201cWhen student diversity is accounted for, all students will succeed.\u201d\u2014Debra Biggs, Pasadena Elementary, 2017 Teacher of the Year Honoree<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/debra_biggs\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13472\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13472 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-annapolis_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/dawn_conway-2\/\">Inspired to Be My Best<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\u201cMy students and colleagues inspire me to be the best that I can be. I endeavor to do the same for them.\u201d\u2014Dawn Conway, Hillsmere Elementary<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/dawn_conway-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13463\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13463 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-southern_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"1065\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Alane-Connolly-SSES.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"George Arlotto standing next to Alane Connolly\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Alane-Connolly-SSES.jpg 543w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Alane-Connolly-SSES-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Alane-Connolly-SSES-522x1024.jpg 522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/alane_connolly-2\/\">The Key to a Successful Year<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/alane_connolly-2\/\">The Key to a Successful Year<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"What worked in the classroom today, may not work tomorrow. Therefore, I am continuously seeking new ideas.\"--Alane Connolly, Shady Side Elementary<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/alane_connolly-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13458\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13458 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-south_river_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"1127\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Josalyn-Brown_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"George Arlotto, Jasalyn Brown, &amp; Bonnie Johansen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Josalyn-Brown_2.jpg 727w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Josalyn-Brown_2-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Josalyn-Brown_2-661x1024.jpg 661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/josalyn_brown\/\">What a Perfect Job<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/josalyn_brown\/\">What a Perfect Job<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I love the promise that each new school year brings. I love the smell of a fresh box of crayons. I love seeing the smile on a child\u2019s face when they feel good about themselves.\"--Josalyn Brown, Crofton Woods Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/08\/josalyn_brown\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13323\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13323 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-northeast_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sharon-Mattoon-Classroom-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sharon Mattoon sitting in front of two kindergarten students\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sharon-Mattoon-Classroom-3.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sharon-Mattoon-Classroom-3-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sharon-Mattoon-Classroom-3-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sharon-Mattoon-Classroom-3-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/sharon_mattoon-2\/\">Helping Students Develop a Love of Learning<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/sharon_mattoon-2\/\">Helping Students Develop a Love of Learning<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"My teaching approach encourages creativity, cultivates independence, and develops an intrinsic sense of wonder [in my students] about themselves, their community and the world around us.\"--Sharon Mattoon, Solley Elementary Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/sharon_mattoon-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13434\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13434 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-old_mill_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sunny_Deitrick-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sunny Deitrick\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sunny_Deitrick-1.jpg 458w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sunny_Deitrick-1-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/sunny_deitrick\/\">&#8220;You&#8217;re Our Biggest Fan&#8221;<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/sunny_deitrick\/\">&#8220;You&#8217;re Our Biggest Fan&#8221;<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\" I remember my first grade teacher finding ways to communicate with me, a shy, intimated girl who spoke no English...It is important to me to teach the same way I\u2019ve been taught.\"--Sunny Deitrick, ELA Teacher, OMHS<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/sunny_deitrick\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13446\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13446 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-severna_park_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Angela_Holmes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Angela Holmes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Angela_Holmes.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Angela_Holmes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Angela_Holmes-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Angela_Holmes-66x66.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/angela_holmes\/\">Forming Relationships Before Day One<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/angela_holmes\/\">Forming Relationships Before Day One<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"It is just as important to have children thrive emotionally as it is for them to achieve academically.\"--Angela Holmes, Oak Hill Elementary School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/angela_holmes\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13442\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13442 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-glen_burnie_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bethany_Siwajek.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bethany Siwajek\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bethany_Siwajek.jpg 305w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bethany_Siwajek-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/bethany_siwajek\/\">Passionate for Learning<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/bethany_siwajek\/\">Passionate for Learning<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"It is important for students to know that I am invested in them as a person with diverse interests and not just in the classroom.\"--Bethany Siwajek, Marley Middle School Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/bethany_siwajek\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13437\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13437 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kristen_Brice.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"George Arlotto, Kirsten Brice, Bonnie Johansen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kristen_Brice.jpg 738w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kristen_Brice-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kristen_Brice-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kristen_Brice-66x66.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/kristen_brice\/\">My Teaching Philosophy<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/kristen_brice\/\">My Teaching Philosophy<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I believe there are outstanding teachers because they are in the line of work for the right reasons.\"--Kristen Brice, RHL Elementary Teacher <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/kristen_brice\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13427\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13427 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arundel_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lisa_Taltavull.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lisa Taltavull\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lisa_Taltavull.jpg 255w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lisa_Taltavull-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/lisa_taltavull\/\">Teaching Like a Doctor<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/lisa_taltavull\/\">Teaching Like a Doctor<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I must understand my students, identify concerns, diagnose the areas of difficulty and problem solve for solutions.\"--Lisa Taltavull, Crofton Middle School Special Education Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/lisa_taltavull\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13410\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13410 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-annapolis_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1888\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Toni_haislip.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tonia Haislip standing in the school library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Toni_haislip.jpeg 1888w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Toni_haislip-277x300.jpeg 277w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Toni_haislip-768x833.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Toni_haislip-944x1024.jpeg 944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1888px) 100vw, 1888px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/tonia_haislip\/\">Reaching Towards Individualized Growth<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/tonia_haislip\/\">Reaching Towards Individualized Growth<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"Teaching is part of who I am, and thank goodness there is still much to learn.\"--Tonia Haislip, Bates Middle School Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/tonia_haislip\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13422\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13422 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-chesapeake_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Margaret-Graham2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Margaret Graham\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Margaret-Graham2.jpg 368w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Margaret-Graham2-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/margaret_graham\/\">A Shift in Classroom Dynamic<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/margaret_graham\/\">A Shift in Classroom Dynamic<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I would not be a teacher without them, so the classroom is just as much theirs as it is mine.\"--Margaret Graham, CBMS Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/07\/margaret_graham\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13416\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13416 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-glen_burnie_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lori_Berry.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Arlotto standing with Lori Berry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lori_Berry.png 529w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lori_Berry-246x300.png 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/lori_berry\/\">My Journey to Becoming a Mathematics Resource Teacher<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/lori_berry\/\">My Journey to Becoming a Mathematics Resource Teacher<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"In 9th grade I met an Algebra teacher who changed my life goals. She would give up her planning time to sit with me and explain the 'why' of Algebra. This one teacher gave me the hope that I could be an effective Math teacher just like her.\"--Lori Berry, Woodside Elementary School Math Resource Teacher <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/lori_berry\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13413\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13413 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-severna_park_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/stacey_coppock.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Stacey Coppock standing with two women next to the 2018 Teacher of the year sign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/stacey_coppock.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/stacey_coppock-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/stacey_coppock-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/stacey_coppock\/\">Uncovering the Talents in Every Child<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/stacey_coppock\/\">Uncovering the Talents in Every Child<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I\u2019ve learned that to truly get to know a child I must exude behavior that is both collaborative and inclusive with not only the student, but with all key stakeholders in each child\u2019s life.\"--Stacey Coppock, Folger McKinsey Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/stacey_coppock\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13407\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13407 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-southern_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Christina-McCall.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"George Arlotto, Christine McCall, and Julie Hummer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Christina-McCall.jpg 875w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Christina-McCall-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Christina-McCall-768x628.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/christina_mccall\/\">Connecting With My Students to Build Better Relationships<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/christina_mccall\/\">Connecting With My Students to Build Better Relationships<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"The more I learn, the better able I am to provide engaging lessons that support them in growing as learners and rise to their fullest potential.\"--Christina McCall, Deale ES<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/christina_mccall\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13403\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13403 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-southern_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tori_Peddicord-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tori Peddicord surrounded by friends and family at the Teacher of the Year Banquet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tori_Peddicord-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tori_Peddicord-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tori_Peddicord-1-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/victoria_peddicord\/\">&#8220;Be the beacon that guides students&#8221;<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/victoria_peddicord\/\">&#8220;Be the beacon that guides students&#8221;<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"Receiving an education should inspire and encourage students to strive to be productive members of a community, great citizens, and meaningful contributors of society.\"--Tori Peddicord, Southern Middle School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/victoria_peddicord\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13393\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13393 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-annapolis_stories category-moss-adams category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/tamara_saxon\/\">Being the Constant for My Students<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"It was and still is my mission that every student can exceed everyone's expectations given the appropriate environment and support so that they can become successful contributing members of society.\"--Tamara Saxon, MM@JAA Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/tamara_saxon\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13397\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13397 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-south_river_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Amy-Shinn.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Arlotto, Amy Shinn, and Julie Hummer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Amy-Shinn.jpg 734w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Amy-Shinn-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/amy_shinn\/\">Creating an Engaging Environment for All Students<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/amy_shinn\/\">Creating an Engaging Environment for All Students<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"Classrooms are not quiet. They should be filled with conversation and movement.\"--Amy Shinn, Central ES Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/amy_shinn\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13377\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13377 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-south_river_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/laura_casciato\/\">Whatever it takes to help my students succeed in math<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"If I can give them at least one year where they feel successful in math, then that will carry throughout high school.\"--Laura Casciato, Central Middle School<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/laura_casciato\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13382\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13382 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-meade_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"1183\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kim_Travers.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"George Arlotto, Kim Travers, and Julie Hummer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kim_Travers.png 917w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kim_Travers-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kim_Travers-768x991.png 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kim_Travers-794x1024.png 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/kim_travers\/\">Championing the Whole Child<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/kim_travers\/\">Championing the Whole Child<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"Building relationships with my students and their families is at the core of my instructional success. I need to reach the whole child for my students to reach their fullest potential.\"--Kim Travers, MHES<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/kim_travers\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13375\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13375 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-glen_burnie_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/linda_ancin\/\">Teaching with Love<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"My mother was not an educator, however, she was my first teacher. She disciplined with love, and I try to do the same in my classroom.\"--Linda Ancin, Freetown Elementary<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/05\/linda_ancin\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13334\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13334 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-annapolis_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"1033\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Stacey_Scofield.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Julie Hummer, George Arlotto, Stacey Scofield, and Bonnie Johansen standing on stage at the Teacher of the Year banquet.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Stacey_Scofield.png 1015w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Stacey_Scofield-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Stacey_Scofield-768x782.png 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Stacey_Scofield-1006x1024.png 1006w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Stacey_Scofield-66x66.png 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/04\/stacey_scofield\/\">More than a Job: Teaching is a Passion<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/04\/stacey_scofield\/\">More than a Job: Teaching is a Passion<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"My philosophy for teaching is very simple. Everything I do, every interaction that I have with my students, must serve the students to educate and make them feel empowered.\"--Stacey Scofield, Mills-Parole Elementary School Librarian<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/06\/04\/stacey_scofield\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13312\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13312 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-annapolis_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sally_Wilson.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photograph of Julie Hummer, George Arlotto, Sally Wilson, and Bonnie Johansen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sally_Wilson.png 1001w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sally_Wilson-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sally_Wilson-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sally_Wilson-768x760.png 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sally_Wilson-52x50.png 52w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sally_Wilson-66x66.png 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/05\/31\/sally_wilson\/\">Four Elements that Drive My Classroom<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/05\/31\/sally_wilson\/\">Four Elements that Drive My Classroom<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"My experience has led me to hold four elements sacred in my classroom...high expectations, engaging & differentiated instruction, parent involvement, and a culture of student dignity & value.\"--Sally Paz y Mi\u00f1o Wilson, THES Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/05\/31\/sally_wilson\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13307\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13307 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-broadneck_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Robert_Stojakovich.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"George Arlotto and Robert Stojakovich\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Robert_Stojakovich.png 548w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Robert_Stojakovich-300x275.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/05\/30\/robert_stojakovich\/\">Balancing Development &#038; Knowledge in the Music Classroom<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/05\/30\/robert_stojakovich\/\">Balancing Development &#038; Knowledge in the Music Classroom<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"Talent is only as developed as our mastery of skills allow. I have found that doing alone is not always enough--PRACTICE MAKES PERMANENT, NOT NECESSARILY PERFECT.\"--Robert Stojakovich, MRMS Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/05\/30\/robert_stojakovich\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13300\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-13300 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-south_river_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Behringer-group.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nancy Hack-Behringer with a group of friends and family\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Behringer-group.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Behringer-group-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Behringer-group-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Behringer-group-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/05\/30\/nancy_hack-behringer\/\">Building the Foundation of Learning Through Relationships<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/05\/30\/nancy_hack-behringer\/\">Building the Foundation of Learning Through Relationships<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"I believe that building relationships with students and staff is the glue that holds all the essential components of teaching and learning together.\"--Nancy Hack-Behringer, Mayo Elementary Teacher<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2018\/05\/30\/nancy_hack-behringer\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"10938\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-10938 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cat-south-specialty category-chesapeake_stories category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy category-new\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pam-Klink-Small-Group.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pam-Klink-Small-Group.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pam-Klink-Small-Group-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pam-Klink-Small-Group-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pam-Klink-Small-Group-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2017\/09\/20\/pam_klink\/\">My Journey from Culinary Student to Culinary Teacher<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div 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category-aacps_story category-employee_stories category-toy tag-avid\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Alexis_Pogonowski.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alexis Pogonowski\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Alexis_Pogonowski.jpg 241w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Alexis_Pogonowski-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2017\/06\/26\/alexis_pogonowski\/\">Teaching Chose Me<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2017\/06\/26\/alexis_pogonowski\/\">Teaching Chose Me<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"When I found the AVID program, I knew unequivocally that AACPS had been the right choice for me.\"--Alexis Pogonowski, AVID Teacher Specialist<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2017\/06\/26\/alexis_pogonowski\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"7261\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-7261 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-chesapeakehs category-chesapeake_stories category-aacps_story category-alumni_stories category-employee_stories category-severnaparkes category-severna_park_stories category-teacher_stories category-toy\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Merrill-Classroom9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ms. Merrill as her alter-ego, the nutty &quot;Professor Labcoat,&quot; helping one of her 5th grade students.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Merrill-Classroom9.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Merrill-Classroom9-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Merrill-Classroom9-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2016\/01\/13\/jennie_merrill\/\">Permalink<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2016\/01\/13\/jennie_merrill\/\">Mr. Collins Sparked My Passion for Teaching<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-content-sep\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>\"As I look back on why I am the teacher I am today, I think of one man who truly was an inspiration to all who walked through the doors of Chesapeake High School.\" --Jennie Merrill, SPES<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aacpsschools.org\/development\/2016\/01\/13\/jennie_merrill\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" 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