{"id":2312,"date":"2019-02-26T08:11:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T13:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/911tributemuseum.org\/?p=2312"},"modified":"2019-06-21T11:20:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T15:20:11","slug":"2019-teacher-awards-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/911tributemuseum.org\/2019-teacher-awards-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Teacher Awards Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”span” color=”#828282″ size=”24″ font_weight=”900″ font_style=”normal” txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”30″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]For the 2019 Teacher Awards<\/strong> Winners, the 9\/11 Tribute Museum presents five awards to teachers who have created exemplary projects that guide students to understand the historical and humanitarian impact of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993.[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”2321,2322,2323,2324,2325,2326,2327,2328,2329,2330,2331,2332,2333,2334,2335″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1551288785362{margin-bottom: 60px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][mk_image src=”https:\/\/911tributemuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9-11-working.jpg” image_size=”full” align=”center” margin_bottom=”30″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1551130006810{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Teacher: Rebecca Benjamin<\/h3>\n

Grades:<\/b> 4th Grade
\nSchool:<\/b>\u00a0Pleasant Valley Elementary School, Schnectady, NY
\nPrincipal:<\/b> Sean Inglee
\nFoundation:<\/b> The Brooke Jackman Foundation; and The Christopher Slattery 9\/11 Memorial Foundation<\/p>\n

Students are introduced to 9\/11 through an article about the Harlem Boys Choir singing \u201cWe Shall Overcome\u201d at sporting events and memorial services for 9\/11 victims. This became a conversation about the events that occurred on 9\/11, and the national response to the attacks.<\/p>\n

Students wrote response pieces, and considered the larger picture of tragedies, challenges, and acts of kindness to support recovery. They analyzed lyrics to \u201cWe Shall Overcome\u201d and discussed the significant message helping the nation heal.<\/p>\n

They wrote and shared reflection pieces recounting personal, family, and community challenges, and responded to each other with written and verbal affirmations. They wrote plans for a positive impact on those facing challengesin our school and community. One of these plans includes painting lyrics and inspirational messages in the school, which is being implemented.[\/vc_column_text][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”rounded” size=”large” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/911-tribute-museum-benjamin-lesson-plan.pdf” target=”_blank” btn_hover_bg=”#3d4045″]Download This Lesson Plan[\/mk_button][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1551288790208{margin-bottom: 60px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][mk_image src=”https:\/\/911tributemuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ozohonish_samples-21.jpg” image_size=”full” align=”center” margin_bottom=”30″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1551130106571{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Teacher: Michael Ozohonish<\/h3>\n

Grades:<\/b> 6th-8th Grades
\nSchool:<\/b>\u00a0Bethlehem-Center Middle School, Fredericktown, PA
\nPrincipal:<\/b> Garrett Edmonds
\nFoundation:<\/b> The Terence D. Gazzani 9\/11 Scholarship Fund; and The Terry Farrell Firefighters\u2019 Fund<\/p>\n

This lesson is comprised of five parts. Part one consists of what happened on September 11, 2001. Part two entails each student interviewing a parent or relative who was alive during 9\/11. Part three involves integrating technology and research into creating a tribute poster honoring one of the nearly 3,000 victims who perished on 9\/11.<\/p>\n

Part four consists of making real-world connections. This was accomplished by spending several weeks prior to this unit making connections with family members who lost a loved one at the Pentagon, the World Trade Center, or aboard one of the planes. The students sent letters and emails to the nearly 50 families who agreed to participate, and learned firsthand what these people had gone through and the impact that 9\/11 had on them. The final part of the unit was a field trip to the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.[\/vc_column_text][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”rounded” size=”large” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/911-tribute-museum-ozohonish-lesson-plan.pdf” target=”_blank” btn_hover_bg=”#3d4045″]Download This Lesson Plan[\/mk_button][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1551288794965{margin-bottom: 60px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][mk_image src=”https:\/\/911tributemuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/dm1wtrrvsaiqvn6.jpg_large-edit.jpg” image_size=”full” align=”center” margin_bottom=”30″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1551130014348{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Teacher: Cody Thatcher & Mike Hix<\/h3>\n

Grades:<\/b> 7th Grade
\nSchool:<\/b>\u00a0Schoo Middle School, Lincoln, NE
\nPrincipal:<\/b> Cedric Cooper
\nFoundation:<\/b> The Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust; and The Terry Farrell Firefighters\u2019 Fund<\/p>\n

We teach 7th grade world history and our focus is ancient history, not United States history. However, we feel it is very important that our scholars learn about the events of September 11th and how the world has changed since.<\/p>\n

The scholars ask adults at school and at home to talk about their experiences and memories of 9\/11. We also share our personal experiences from the day, for example as a 4th grade student in Lincoln, Nebraska.
\nResources are pulled from different sources ranging from CBS News, CNN 10, The Lincoln Journal Star, MTV, and countless other images from the day. The purpose of the lesson is to not only learn about the events of 9\/11 but also to understand how life has changed since. And exposing scholars to local (Nebraska) connections to 9\/11 aids in their learning by providing more local context, which can be replicated in any community.[\/vc_column_text][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”rounded” size=”large” url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/911-tribute-museum-thatcher-lesson-plan.pdf” target=”_blank” btn_hover_bg=”#3d4045″]Download This Lesson Plan[\/mk_button][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1551288803344{margin-bottom: 60px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1551130022164{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Teacher: Xochitl Valtierra<\/h3>\n

Grades:<\/b> 6th Grade
\nSchool:<\/b>\u00a0Valley Horizon Elementary School, Yuma, AZ
\nPrincipal:<\/b> Ana Noriega
\nFoundation:<\/b> The Greg Richards, Larry Polatsch, Scott Weingard Memorial Fund; and The Terry Farrell Firefighters\u2019 Fund<\/p>\n

The project has the class working on a \u2018hyperdoc\u2019, which can be described as an interactive worksheet. The project started on September 11 and spans a week. The students each received a copy of the hyperdoc with a schedule on what was expected to be done on each day.<\/p>\n