California Educator

February 2012

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CTA member finalist for National Teacher of the Year REBECCA MIELIWOCKI, a 2012 Califor- nia Teacher of the Year from Los Angeles County, has been selected as one of four finalists nationwide for the 2012 National Teacher of the Year. "I am elated that Rebecca, who is remarkably gifted and innovative, is being considered as the nation's next top teacher," says state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlak- son. "I nominated her for this prestigious title because she is an inspiration to other teachers as well as her students, who are learning and succeeding due to her tremendous classroom skill." Mieliwocki (pronounced like Milwaukee) Rebecca Mieliwocki cers (CCSSO), a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education. Mieliwocki, a Burbank Teachers Associa- tion member, has been teaching for more than 13 years, including nine years at Burbank Middle School, where she teaches gen- eral education and Gifted and Talented Education classes. She is faculty chair and serves on the school leadership team. Her lessons are infused with a wide array of technical tools that, as her principal says, "brings les- sons to life." She earned a B.A. in speech commu- was named in November as one of five Cali- fornia Teachers of the Year. Her selection as a national finalist was announced in January by the Council of Chief State School Offi- nication at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and a sin- gle subject clear credential in English at CSU Northridge. "It is amazing and yet profoundly hum- bling to have been nominated by my col- leagues for Teacher of the Year," says Mieliwocki. "I am not the best teacher in California — but I am a reflection of all of us who have devoted ourselves to teaching." Mieliwocki and three other finalists from Florida, Alabama, and the Depart- ment of Defense Education Activity agency in Italy were chosen by a national selection committee representing the major national education organizations. The winner will be announced in April. MORE INFO For more information on the four 2012 National Teacher of the Year finalists, visit the CCSSO website at www.ccsso.org. DREXEL PREPARES TOMORROW'S LEADERS Scholarships and grants available for qualified applicants. Flexible Executive Format Ideal for Aspiring and Working Professionals Drexel University at the Center for Graduate Studies in downtown Sacramento offers a robust and dynamic path to academic and professional success for tomorrow's leaders. Programs offered include: A rigorous, professional practitioner's degree in a blended delivery format that combines on-campus classes with transcontinental online education. Students undergo rigorous preparation to lead in complex administrative and management positions in university and college offices, national and international associations and organizations, government agencies, foundations, and corporations in the U.S. and around the world. Students learn strategic human capital leadership with competencies to facilitate employee and organizational learning, performance and change in a variety of workplace settings. These programs are taught in an with classroom sessions held one Friday/Saturday three times each quarter. F February 2012 / www.cta.org 25

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