Elementary education major Matthew Lawrence ’00 is Hawaii’s 2014 State Teacher of the Year, and an automatic contender for the National Teacher of the Year honor this spring.
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Into the cities: The beginning of urban teacher prep
Watching young teachers try, and fail, to teach in unfamiliar urban settings, Savario “Sam” Mungo came to Illinois State determined to find a way to help teacher candidates understand the challenges they would face.
Message from Dean Perry L. Schoon
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Alum earns Hawaii Teacher of the Year honor
In October, Illinois State alum Matthew Lawrence was recognized as the Hawaii Teacher of the Year at the governor’s mansion. He was chosen among the state’s approximately 11,000 educators.