The Examiner U-46 News FeedDist. U-46 teachers retain board certification status By Seth Hancock
Five School District U-46 teachers have maintained their national board certification.
The individuals were recognized at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, Jan. 24.
Superintendent Tony Sanders called it “a very rigorous process of self-reflection and watching themselves teach and getting feedback from students. It is a very rigorous process that takes typically a long time. It’s good for 10 years once you get your certification. Teachers who decide to go through this process, you typically find it very rewarding but also very rigorous. It’s very, very much the pinnacle for certification a teacher can get.”
The teachers include Marzena Anderson (first grade, Bartlett’s Liberty Elementary School), Denise Bourgoin (English, South Elgin High School), Juan Fernandez (world languages, Elgin High School), Brooke McGrath (instructional special education teacher leader) and Cheryl Romeo (special education, Streamwood’s Canton Middle School).
The certification process is overseen by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
“This was hard for me, especially during the pandemic time,” Fernandez said. “I want to thank all my students that helped me pass through this process. It was hard, but I am proud of what I do. I did that because I believe in education, I believe in my students and I believe in what I am doing at Elgin High School for many years.”
Romeo, who teaches non-verbal students, said it was “really neat to look at the video afterwards” to see how the students are interacting with the lessons.
“This is us pretty much us reflecting on ourselves,” Romeo said. “It’s really cool to be able to learn from yourself and from your students.” By Seth Hancock
Five School District U-46 teachers have maintained their national board certification.
The individuals were recognized at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, Jan. 24.
Superintendent Tony Sanders called it “a very rigorous process of self-reflection and watching themselves teach and getting feedback from students. It is a very rigorous process that takes typically a long time. It’s good for 10 years once you get your certification. Teachers who decide to go through this process, you typically find it very rewarding but also very rigorous. It’s very, very much the pinnacle for certification a teacher can get.”
The teachers include Marzena Anderson (first grade, Bartlett’s Liberty Elementary School), Denise Bourgoin (English, South Elgin High School), Juan Fernandez (world languages, Elgin High School), Brooke McGrath (instructional special education teacher leader) and Cheryl Romeo (special education, Streamwood’s Canton Middle School).
The certification process is overseen by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
“This was hard for me, especially during the pandemic time,” Fernandez said. “I want to thank all my students that helped me pass through this process. It was hard, but I am proud of what I do. I did that because I believe in education, I believe in my students and I believe in what I am doing at Elgin High School for many years.”
Romeo, who teaches non-verbal students, said it was “really neat to look at the video afterwards” to see how the students are interacting with the lessons.
“This is us pretty much us reflecting on ourselves,” Romeo said. “It’s really cool to be able to learn from yourself and from your students.”
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