National Teacher of the Year to Speak at Kent State
Rebecca Mieliwocki will speak Jan. 29
Rebecca Mieliwocki, who was recognized by President Barack Obama as the 2012 National Teacher of the Year, will present a Gerald H. Read Distinguished Lecture at Kent State University on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 4:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. This lecture is free and open to the public. Mieliwocki teaches 7th grade English classes at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank, Calif. Mieliwocki, who has taught for 14 years, is known for inspiring and motivating students, often using the Socratic method of questioning to stimulate students’ critical thinking and create dynamic lessons. She hosts family nights, sends out weekly memos to parents and maintains a Facebook page for her class. Mieliwocki explained that when she was 18 years …
Teresa K.
8:45 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
"Mieliwocki explained that when she was 18 years old, the last thing she wanted to be was a teacher".... often in life, the path we can never imagine ourselves taking-- is the one where we truly excel. more ›