Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
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                                            Currently: @Amplify. Previously: @Desmos, high school math teacher. Always: recreational math user.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            CEA is the largest advocate for public education in Connecticut. Our members include K-12 public school teachers, retired teachers, and college students studying to become teachers.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                    
                            
                    
                    
                                            2022 Ohio Teacher of the Year 
2022 National Teacher of the Year
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            2018 National Teacher of the Year Finalist
2018 State Teacher of the Year
Ph.D. Candidate studying STEM education 
Academic Officer
Author
The views & opinions expressed are my own.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            2018 IL Teacher of the Year; 2024 ISU College of Ed Hall of Fame; Ed Activist; Writer; Public Speaker; IEA Early Career Development and Aspiring Ed Director; EdRising Illinois State Coordinator; Musician; Proud Childless Woman; Dog & Cat Mama ❤️🍎✊🏻🎶
                                     
                            
                    
                    
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                                            I've worked with teachers and students in 49 states plus Puerto Rico and has delivered keynotes to audiences all over the world in places such as Norway, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Barcelona, New Zealand, London & Manila. ADE and Making IT Happen award winner.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            English Teacher • Bibliophile • Activist • 2020 Connecticut Teacher of the Year
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Retired Educator, Author, Public Speaker, Poet, Songwriter, CT’s 2019 Teacher of the Year
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            2023 Inductee into the National Teachers Hall of Fame; 2014 Texas Teacher of the Year. Keynoter, presenter, educator, writer, advocate for humans and animals. 💜
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Mama, Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️, Art Teacher, Mentor, Korean adoptee (KAD), and the 2022 Connecticut Teacher of the Year.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            teacher, leader, scientist, musician, traveller | 2023 National Teachers Hall of Fame Inductee | 2011 CT TOY | 2009 PAEMST | 2015 NEA Foundation Award (she/her)
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Science Teacher ~ Unionist ~ University Lecturer ~ Author ~ Hiker ~ 2018 PA Teacher of the Year ~ 2016 GTP Top 10 ~ PAEMST ~ National Parks Supporter ~ Editor of http://FlipTheSystem.US ~ Trying to leave the world better than I found it. #edusky
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Dad/Father, 5th Grade NBCT, 2020 NEA Global Fellow, 2012/2020 NJ State TOY Finalist, K-6 Math PAEMST 2018, 2020 Varkey Foundation Global Top 50
“Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy”
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            2019 National Teacher Hall of Fame, 2013 KS Teacher of the Year, 2015 Chasing Rainbows Award, 2009 NSBA Top 20, KansasLEADS, ISTE Certified, Coordinator of Digital Literacy, Innovator
                                     
                            
                    
                    
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