Teacher of the Year
2008 Worcester County Teacher of the Year:
Amy Gallagher
Stephen Decatur Middle School, Grade 8 Social StudiesTeacher
A National Board Certified Teacher, Amy Gallagher has been teaching Social Studies at Stephen Decatur Middle School for six years. Gallagher asks her eighth grade U.S. History students to approach her class with an open mind, ready to approach history in a new way -- in a way that makes history relevant.
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Gallagher believes that she must continually challenge herself professionally. In addition, she believes that the teaching profession needs to be championed by everyone who is passionate about it. "By mentoring new teachers, continuing growth through professional development, using data to examine student growth and performance, and collecting outstanding samples of student work, the profession will strengthen and attract men and women who love teaching and learning."
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Gallagher is the chair of the Professional Growth Services Committee for the Delta Kappa Gamma Society for Women Educator. She is also a member of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Worcester County Teacher's Association. An adjunct faculty member for Salisbury University, Gallagher also serves on the Professional Development School (PDA) Coordinating Council -- serving as a school-level liaison between Stephen Decatur Middle School and Salisbury University. In her PDS capacity, Gallagher serves as a mentor teacher for teacher candidates.
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Amy Gallagher will continue to the state level where she will compete with 23 other candidates representing their Maryland school district for the title of the 2009 Maryland Teacher of the Year.
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2008 School-Level Teachers of the Year:
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Twynette Binns............................................Pocomoke Middle School
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Matthew Bogdan.........................................Pocomoke High School
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Robert Boyce...............................................Pocomoke Elementary School
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Matthew Elburn...........................................Worcester Technical High School
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Amy Gallagher.............................................Stephen Decatur Middle School
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Becky Gessaman........................................Snow Hill Middle School
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Nannette Howe............................................Ocean City Elementary School
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Mary Beth Lampman..................................Cedar Chapel Special School
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Karin Lertora................................................Showell Elementary School
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Nyoka Mumford...........................................Snow Hill Elementary School
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Jeffrey Phillips.............................................Stephen Decatur High School
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Diane Raine..................................................Buckingham Elementary School
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Scot Tingle....................................................Snow Hill High School
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Pamela Yingling...........................................Berlin Intermediate School
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*Newly named 2008 Worcester County Teacher of the Year Amy Gallagher (center) is joined by Michelle Hammond (left), the 2006 Worcester County Teacher of the Year and the 2007 Maryland Teacher of the Year, and Tamara Mills, the 2007 Worcester County Teacher of the Year. Worcester County Teachers of the Year are ambassadors for all the outstanding educators who devote extra time and talents to the youth of Worcester County. (Hammond is a Grade 7 Integrated Language Arts Teacher at Stephen Decatur Middle School and Mills is a Grade 6 Visual Arts Teacher at Pocomoke Middle School.)
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