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Mary Kay Connerton
Wellness Coordinator, Annapolis High School
"Designing and implementing programs to close the mental health treatment gap in our schools is my greatest contribution and accomplishment in education. I am dismantling barriers for my students by creating and implementing programs that ease the stigma of mental health, allowing them and their families/communities to use wellness as a vehicle for success and the thread that unites us."
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Charles Whittaker
HVAC Teacher, Center of Applied Technology - North
The Washington Post's 2023 Teacher of the Year
“We all have the ability to educate, empower, encourage, and embolden our kids for every challenge that comes their way with wisdom and authority. We have what it takes to move students to careers they never aspired to.”
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Jing Dai
Chinese Teacher, Meade High School
"Effective teachers never work alone. We must work collaboratively to share a variety of ideas and resources, focus on critical thinking and reflection, and support each other. Learning to teach is an ongoing journey. I will always have something to learn to become a better teacher, but that is my motivation."
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Emily Davis
Language Arts Teacher, Brooklyn Park Middle School
“First and foremost, for me this is about being a voice for my students, for my school, and for other teachers in Anne Arundel County. I am committed to supporting the furthering of equity professional development, to filling in those gaps that exist for a lot of our students, and to representing the amazing teachers that we have in this county.”
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Read stories by past AACPS Teacher of the Year winners and nominees that take you inside some of the best classrooms in Anne Arundel County.
