NEW: Missy Testerman joins NPR's Here and Now podcast to discuss what led her to the classroom, the importance of reaching families and communities and more in the episode below. Check it out⬇️.
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Working with Ken Ehrmann and Christopher Albrecht on the PowerED Up podcast was both fun and thought-provoking. This podcast is definitely one that conveys real-world teaching experiences in an authentic manner.
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Join us in celebrating two Tennessee students who have been named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars! 🎉 We are proud to have these students represent our state and be recognized for their hard work in the classroom.

RCS’ Moana performance was outstanding. In many small communities like mine, there isn’t a theater group for kids. This is another example of enrichment activities made possible by public schools and teachers like Beth Jarnagin and Jennifer Ewing.

Xander is a student reporter who was present at the White House dinner. Great writing, Xander!

Behind the Scenes at the State Dinner for Teachers | Kid Reporters' Notebook | Scholastic Inc. kpcnotebook.scholastic.com/post/behind-sc…

An excellent article written by student reporters who were present at the White House dinner. They did a fantastic job.

Teachers Are Honored at the White House | Kid Reporters' Notebook | Scholastic Inc.

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Some of my students were able to meet ⁦Secretary Miguel Cardona⁩ today during a Zoom meeting. Like them, he has the superpower of being multilingual. He gave shoutouts to my students whose 2024 WIDA scores indicate English proficiency, and he let them guess his age. Hint: he’s not 78

One of the most touching things from last week’s dinner was the card that was on every teacher’s chair from their school. Thank you, CCSSO and the The White House for this extra special moment of love and celebration

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I was honored to get to share space with fellow EL and literacy teachers today at the Literacy Association of TN’s East TN Literacy Leadership Workshop. TN teachers who invest their time into helping our students create their futures are rockstars.

Please enjoy these words of wisdom from my fellow state teachers of the year during this week of Teacher Appreciation❤️

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2024 State Teachers of the Year on Making a Difference - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=JUcVvr…

'Teaching is often doing the little things, whether it is taking the time to write an encouraging note on a student’s paper or offering support to a frustrated student ... It’s listening and watching to make sure that students have what they need to succeed.' #TeacherAppreciation

In case you missed it, here is the link to my letter to teachers in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. Teachers do all the little things that are really the big things. ⁦CCSSO⁩

Google Teacher Appreciation Week 2024: An open letter to educators blog.google/outreach-initi…

NEW: 2024 National Teacher of the Year Missy Testerman authored a blog post about the importance of bringing educators together during #TeacherAppreciationWeek !

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Check out Missy Testerman’s letter to teachers and the awesome video featuring our #NTOY24 finalists! #TeacherAppreciationWeek #keepgivingandgrowing #sctoy2024

As Teacher Appreciation Week begins, I am sharing a Google post and an accompanying video that highlights the other 3 finalists and me.

Google Teacher Appreciation Week 2024: An open letter to educators

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👏👏👏 Missy Testerman - thank you for showing our country that Tennessee CAN lead in education and for making our state a better place by investing in our children and our future.🙏

Love to see the White House giving public school teachers their flowers.
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First Lady Jill Biden gave this year’s “Teacher of the Year” honor a much deserved upgrade by hosting the event as a State Dinner.

Teachers in ball gowns and tuxes, including the 2024 National

Thank you to Selina Wang and Arthur Jones II for covering this event. A special shout out goes to Jill Biden and the amazing team at CCSSO for their coordination prowess to make the evening possible for us.

The first-ever “Teachers of the Year” State Dinner honoring 2024 TOY Missy Testerman of Tennessee

Congratulations Missy Testerman. We are so lucky to have you representing the profession.