Maine’s 2022 county lecturers of the 12 months embody educators from Portland, Kennebunk and Lewiston. The 16 county lecturers of the 12 months had been introduced by the Maine Division of Schooling and the nonprofit Educate Maine on Thursday afternoon.
Matthew Bernstein, a humanities trainer at Portland’s Casco Bay Excessive College is the Cumberland County trainer of the 12 months. Melissa Luetje, who teaches science at Kennebunk Excessive College, is the York county trainer of the 12 months. Kelsey Boucher, an artwork trainer at Robert V. Connors Elementary in Lewiston, received the spot of Androscoggin County trainer of the 12 months.
The lecturers at the moment are within the working for the state trainer of the 12 months award, an honor given yearly to a Maine trainer with the aim of elevating the voices and work of the state’s educators.
Bernstein has been educating at Casco Bay Excessive College for eight years. Previous to becoming a member of Casco Bay, he taught historical past in Rhode Island.
Tons of of lecturers are nominated to be county lecturers of the 12 months yearly by neighborhood members together with college students, fellow lecturers and directors.
Bernstein was nominated by a former scholar, Yusur Jasim, who graduated from Casco Bay in 2021. Jasim stated Bernstein helped help him as an English language learner and impressed him to need to turn out to be a trainer.
“As a brand new English learner, I struggled a large amount in lessons, and if it wasn’t for Mr. Bernstein’s help, I wouldn’t be the place I’m at the moment,” he stated in a press launch. “I misplaced rely of the variety of instances I went to him for assist. It didn’t take me lengthy to appreciate that I wasn’t the one one. Lots of my classmates went to him for assist, even once they struggled with lessons aside from his.”
Bernstein stated he felt humbled and honored to be the 2022 Cumberland County trainer of the 12 months and that he was grateful for everybody within the faculty neighborhood who has supported him through the years. “I’m particularly grateful for all of the superb college students I’ve had the privilege to work with,” he stated. “They encourage me every single day and provides me the present of getting the very best job on this planet.”
Leutje, who has been educating for 19 years, has a grasp’s of science diploma in educating and studying and was nominated by a colleague.
Boucher, a nine-year educating veteran, was nominated by Lewiston’s chief educational officer.
“The Maine trainer of the 12 months program is greater than only a recognition program,” stated Jason Judd, the chief director of Educate Maine. “This system is designed to develop management and advocacy expertise and elevate lecturers because the consultants they’re within the career.”
Finalists for the state trainer of the 12 months can be introduced in the summertime and the winner within the fall.
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