Three alumni of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) are finalists for the Minnesota Teacher of the Year award. This prestigious award, sponsored by Education Minnesota, selects one teacher to represent Minnesota’s thousands of excellent educators. Out of a field of twelve finalists, C&I is proud to claim the following teaching program alumni:
- Courtney Bell, a social studies teacher for grades 9-12 at the North Academy of Arts and Communication in Minneapolis graduated in 2014 from the M.Ed. and Initial Teaching License Program in Social Studies Education. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Education, Policy, and Leadership in the College of Education and Human Development.
- Scott Glew, an eighth grade social studies teacher at Salk Middle School in Elk River graduated in 2006 with his M.A. in Social Studies Education and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Social Studies Education in C&I.
- Dani Berry, a math teacher for grades 7-12 at Epsilon in Intermediate District 287 graduated in 2013 from the M.Ed. and Teaching License in Math Education.
The selection panel will meet again in early May for individual interviews and to cast their votes. The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
We are so proud of all our alumni and the teachers we’ve trained to pursue educational excellence. Congratulations to the three finalists!
Learn more about teacher training programs in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
Read about the 2017 MN Teacher of the Year and C&I alumnus, Corey Bulman.