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Great Schools Great Communities Great Schools needs more Teacher Tips them? D Congratulations to Beth Vogel, WJBR's Teacher of the Month for January! B R ethVogel was nominated by a grateful parent, Annene Burgos. Beth teaches autis- tic children at McVey E.S. in Newark, in the Christina School District. She received an engraved plaque; dinner for two; and a fun, retro Dr. Seuss-inspired metal lunch box! "My son is in her class, and she has all the patience in the world," wrote Burgos. "She always helps whenever possible and makes sure each child is aware he/she is very achel McCubbin is a senior honors student at Caesar Rodney High School, looking to major in journalism. She is interning with DSEA in the Communications Department, working in many areas, but most specifically on helping us beef up our Great Schools Great Communities Facebook page, help- ing us get it to take off here in Delaware. Rachel is working a plan of spe- cific, timely topics for parents and students, and posting three days a week, three times each day. So far, the Facebook page is up to 3,395 "Likes," but looking for more inter- action. Join the conversation! Meet par- ents. Add your expertise at www.facebook.com/greatschools greatcommunities.com. able to do anything they set out to do! She goes above and beyond as she also works with the parents if they are having issues at home with behavior or any other problem…. To say that Mrs. Vogel loves her stu- dents is an understatement." To nominate a great teacher, go to http://wjbr.com/contest/teacher- monthand fill out an online form. DSEA is the sole sponsor of this teacher recognition. Meet Rachel McCubbin o you have a hand-out you give to parents? Or stu- dents? Something to help On our Great Schools web site, we have several "Teacher Tips." Several are about reading, test-tak- ing, concentrating, essay writing…. They're at http://www.great schoolsgreatcommunities.com/ tips/. We could always use more. We encourage you to email your "teacher tips" – for students or par- ents – to pamela.nichols@dsea.org. We'll be glad to give you full credit if you wish. Check them out. Think about what you have that would add to the student and parent resources we're trying to build here. www.greatschoolsgreatcommunities.com www.facebook.com/greatschoolsde Meet Laura Mayer, WJBR's February Teacher of the Month Academy, a grade 6-12 charter school in Wilmington. Moyer Academy prides itself on being the only comprehensive high school in the city. The only other high school in the city is Howard High School of Technology, part of the New Castle County Vo- Tech School District. Laura Mayer was nominated by C Rachel McCubbin is a communications intern at DSEA, shown here proofread- ing "ACTION!" three of her students: Brianna Smith, Warren Garrett and Zierra Chambers. They describe her as dedicated, helpful, encouraging, going the extra mile to make sure they understand chemistry, or fill out college applications, or even do well in other subjects. We encourage people to nomi- nate a great teacher. It's easy, and ongratulations to Laura Mayer, a science teacher at the Maurice J. Moyer Brian DeMay, the afternoon (3-7 pm) personality on WJBR-FM, presents Laura Moyer with a plaque and gift card for dinner for two. all done online at http://wjbr. com/contest/teacher-month. DSEA is the program's sponsor, promoting Great Schools and the recognition of great teachers on the air and on the WJBR web site. WJBR 99.5FM is Delaware's biggest radio station. 10 March/April 2012 DSEA ACTION! www.dsea.org