Pryor Teacher Is Finalist For Oklahoma Teacher Of The Year

Twelve academics had been not too long ago named finalists for Oklahoma’s Trainer of the 12 months. One of many finalists, Julie Osburn, is a second grade trainer at Lincoln Elementary in Pryor.

Each morning as Osburn is organising her classroom, she is greeted by her second-grade college students who’re excited to get to studying. It is one of many causes Osburn continues educating after 28 years.

“Simply being across the children and figuring out that they care about you, and so they need to be round you and so they’re excited and able to be taught, it makes it nice and makes me need to be right here,” Osburn stated.

Osburn is representing one of many smallest college districts being thought of for this award. Her co-workers assume nobody deserves the nomination extra.

“She is right here for these children,” Melinda Thornton, Assistant Principal, stated. “She is right here for each single a kind of children that wants one particular person to imagine in them and to instill that perception in themselves as properly.”

College students in Mrs. Osburn’s classroom are studying in regards to the parts of storytelling, and Osburn makes use of classics like “Charlotte’s Net” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing facility” for her classes. However she at all times likes so as to add a enjoyable factor to maintain her college students engaged.

“You by no means know what Mrs. Osburn goes to drag out of her hat of methods or what she’s going to decorate up as or what is going on to be taking place in her classroom,” Thornton stated. “I imply it’s simply enjoyable and thrilling and simply love on a regular basis in that room.”

Though academics have confronted many challenges over the previous couple of years, Osburn believes it is given her a brand new goal.

“Although we needed to undergo that dangerous time, I believe it introduced one thing again to training as a result of we actually felt like ‘sure we’re wanted, and the youngsters need to be right here,’” Osburn stated.

The Trainer of the 12 months can be introduced in March.