Assignment:
1. Describe a lesson or unit that defines you as a teacher. How did you engage all students in the learning, and how did that learning influence your students? How are your beliefs about teaching demonstrated in this lesson or unit? Please use a narrative format to describe your lesson. (maximum 750 words. Please upload evidence of student growth. Provide up to four documents of evidence, including a one-page typed explanation of the student growth evidence submitted. (PDF format)
2. As the 2023 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, you serve as a spokesperson and representative for teachers and students. If selected, please describe your proposed platform, or message to educators and stakeholders across the state. What will you communicate to your profession and to the public? Please include a personal narrative that reveals why this platform is important to you. (maximum 750 words)