ROCKFORD (WREX) -
The Golden Apple Foundation releases the names of the 20 teaches who are finalists for the 2013 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching.
All of the teachers are from 6th to 12th grade in Winnebago and Boone counties. They were chosen by a selection committee of community volunteers from a group of hundreds of teachers that were nominated.
Over the next two months the teachers will be observed in their classrooms and interviewed as the committee works to select this year's five winners of the awards.
Once selected, 13 News will surprise each winning teacher with the award in their classroom and they will also be honored at the Annual Golden Apple Banquet in April.
2013 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching Finalists
Kendra Asbury
Belvidere Central Middle School
Language Arts
Craig Carter
Stephen Mach Middle School
Social Studies
Thomas Freesmeier
Harlem Middle School
Social Studies
Candace L. Fritz
Belvidere High School
Drivers Education
Heather Hardwick
Belvidere North High School
AP Psychology
Kelli Houghton
Willowbrook Middle School
Literature
Leslie J. Johnson
Immanuel Lutheran School
Language Arts & Literature
Michael Lantz
Guilford High School
World Geography, Government, & Economics
Kathryn Linden
East High School
English
Christy Morgan
Belvidere High School
Business Education
John Paddock
Belvidere North High School
English
Bethany Pitman
Rockford Lutheran Junior/Senior High School
English
Jilian N. Reints
Belvidere High School & Belvidere North High School
Art
Jonathan Sleger
Guilford High School
Theater
Mark Snyder
Shirland School
History, Geography, Government, & Science
Stephanie Stallman
Willowbrook Middle School
Social Studies
Katherine A. Walls
Boylan Catholic High School
Mathematics
Sean J. Weinberg
South Beloit Junior High School
Science
Michael D. Winebrenner
North Boone Middle School
Social Studies
Erin Zawlocki
Eisenhower Middle School
Language Arts
Golden Apple of Rockford is looking for volunteers to be classroom observers. Call 226-4180 or visit http://www.goldenappleofrockford.com/ if interested in signing up.
What does it take?
• Attend one 60 minute training session on observing and evaluating the teaching process (for new observers).
• Sign up to observe 3-4 Teachers.
• Observe select teachers for one hour or less.
• Complete your evaluations and submit to Golden Apple.
Dates to consider
• Sign up for observations-Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Take 10-15 minutes to sign up during any one of the following periods: 7:00-9:00 a.m., 11:00-1:00 or 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Rockford College in Grace Roper Lounge.
• Classroom observations Jan. 22-Feb. 22, 2013
• Review sessions available-attend only one
„Ï Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 6:15 p.m.-Rockford College's Burpee Center in the Faculty Dining Room or
„Ï Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.-Rockford College's Burpee Center in the Faculty Dining Room
