{"id":26662,"date":"2023-03-08T19:50:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T00:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/?p=26662"},"modified":"2024-01-31T13:24:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:24:02","slug":"educator-of-the-year-awards-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/educator-of-the-year-awards-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Nearpod&#8217;s 2022 Educators of the Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nearpod and Flocabulary are thrilled to announce the five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/nearpod_announces_the_2022_educator_of_the_year_award_winners\/prweb19214675.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Educator of the Year award<\/a> recipients! We were blown away by the support from our educator community, receiving over 2.5k nominations and over 4.6k votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All ten finalists have contributed greatly to their schools, students, peers, and communities. We are grateful to have each of them in the Nearpod family and incredibly proud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without further ado, meet our five Educators of the Year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"2023 Educators of the Year Award\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2bpV1r61emk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.nearpod.com\/educator-of-the-year-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Nearpod\u2019s annual awards<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nearpod-s-2022-educators-of-the-year\"><strong>Nearpod\u2019s 2022 Educators of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-breaking-barriers\"><strong>Breaking Barriers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Creates equitable, inclusive learning environments. Tackles obstacles head-on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-liudmyla-katereniuk\"><strong>Liudmyla Katereniuk<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Liudmyla-Katereniuk.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Liudmyla-Katereniuk.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26666\" width=\"219\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Liudmyla-Katereniuk.png 600w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Liudmyla-Katereniuk-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Liudmyla-Katereniuk-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>School Director, Ukraine<br>Lyceum 1 in Mohyliv- Podilskyy town, Vinnytsia oblast<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the challenges presented by the ongoing war in Ukraine, Liudmyla has consistently found ways to support and mentor other educators. She has even helped teachers overcome challenges, like finding locations in their town with the power to attend online sessions to ensure that they have the resources they need to provide the best education possible to their students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a school administrator, she is constantly developing innovative ways to train teachers, like organizing professional development across multiple schools for more than 20 teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/liudmyla-katereniuk-b2a9a475\/?originalSubdomain=ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connect on LinkedIn<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-community-connector\"><strong>Community Connector<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Brings people in the educator community together to collaborate and grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alexa-guy\"><strong>Alexa Guy<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alexa-Guy.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alexa-Guy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26682\" width=\"246\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alexa-Guy.png 600w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alexa-Guy-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alexa-Guy-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Instructional Reading Intervention Coach, Florida<br>Pleasant City Elementary in Palm Beach School District<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Under her leadership as an Instructional Reading Intervention Coach, Alexa\u2019s school has implemented a Positive Behavior Systems framework, structure, and incentive store to recognize student efforts and achievement. She has solidified several community partnerships with politicians, non-profits, and community organizations to fund this project, along with several others that benefit her students. As a result of her efforts, the school saw its grade rise from a projected &#8220;F&#8221; to a &#8220;B&#8221; in the last school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexaguy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connect on LinkedIn<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-flocabulary-s-favorite\"><strong>Flocabulary\u2019s Favorite<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Uses Flocabulary in extraordinary ways. It deserves the ultimate *mic drop*!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sherena-small\"><strong>Sherena Small<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sherena-Small.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sherena-Small.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26693\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sherena-Small.png 600w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sherena-Small-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sherena-Small-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>School Social Worker, Illinois<br>K-5 Stratton Academy of the Arts in Champaign Unit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sherena Small is a School Social Worker who has found a passion for using Flocabulary in her SEL classes. She uses Lyric Lab to facilitate her students in writing a class song based on the SEL topics they have learned about (like respect, empathy, active listening, conflict resolution, self-compassion, and kindness). Allowing them to pick the music and use their ideas reinforces concepts and gives them ownership of their learning and an opportunity to learn in a fun and expressive way. A recent class creation was posted on the school&#8217;s Facebook page, titled &#8220;RESPECT IS LIT!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sherena-small-msw-1b491914b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connect on LinkedIn<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-magic-maker\"><strong>Magic Maker<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Brings magic to the classroom by fostering a love of learning in students! Always going the extra mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-amy-taylor\"><strong>Amy Taylor<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amy-Taylor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amy-Taylor.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26697\" width=\"272\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amy-Taylor.png 600w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amy-Taylor-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amy-Taylor-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>English &amp; French teacher, West Virginia<br>Midland Trail High School, Fayette County Schools<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Amy\u2019s students look to her for guidance as they make important decisions about their future, and she&#8217;s always available to them after they graduate. Not a graduation ceremony is complete without Senior after Senior dedicating large amounts of their final words to her. She can be found running the concession stand to raise money for the National Honor Society scholarship fund she created for her chapter. Or she\u2019s in her classroom planning engaging lessons like author meet and greets, Zoom calls with Holocaust survivors, or planning a live French cooking and culture day with her students. She&#8217;s the only National Board Certified teacher at her school and one of just five in her county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amy-taylor-ma-nbct-30312875\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connect on LinkedIn<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nearpod-s-north-star\"><strong>Nearpod\u2019s North Star<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Champions Nearpod with other teachers. Always the go-to for Nearpod support and innovative ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-christie-thompson\"><strong>Christie Thompson<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christie-Thompson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christie-Thompson.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26700\" width=\"286\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christie-Thompson.png 600w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christie-Thompson-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christie-Thompson-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Social Studies teacher, Georgia<br>Empower Virtual Program, Coweta County Schools<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Christie Thompson moves beyond simply using Nearpod as a presentation tool and really utilizes its possibilities within her classroom. She encourages students to use the &#8220;Save to Google Drive&#8221; feature to create notes that are transferred to their Interactive Notebooks for review and ownership. During Black History Month, she had students create an interactive Periodic Table of Black history and use Flocabulary to create raps about their chosen individuals, providing effective alternative assessment and cross-disciplinary engagement options. Christie is also an adjunct professor who has incorporated Nearpod into her courses and provided professional development sessions on Nearpod to educators in her county at Empower Virtual and the Coweta County Innovation Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ladybugxie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow on Twitter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-and-a-big-shout-out-to-our-five-runner-up-finalists\">And a big shout out to our five runner-up finalists!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-breaking-barriers-ashley-cornejo\">Breaking Barriers: Ashley Cornejo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2nd-grade teacher, North Carolina<\/li><li>Oak Grove Elementary in Durham Public Schools<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-community-connector-nolan-grady\">Community Connector: Nolan Grady<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>9th-grade Math Team Lead, Pennsylvania<\/li><li>Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-flocabulary-s-favorite-finalist-jeremy-percich\">Flocabulary\u2019s Favorite Finalist: Jeremy Percich<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>4th-grade teacher, Hawaii<\/li><li>Waihe&#8217;e Elementary School in Hawaii Department of Education<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-magic-maker-finalist-sarana-mcdaniel\">Magic Maker Finalist: Sarana McDaniel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2nd-grade teacher, California<\/li><li>Taft City School District<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nearpod-s-north-star-finalist-erin-merrill\">Nearpod\u2019s North Star Finalist: Erin Merrill<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Social Studies Department Chair, Virginia<\/li><li>Pennington School in Prince William Co Public Schools<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-congratulations-educators\">Congratulations, educators!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to all of our winners for their hard work and dedication to education. As award recipients, each will get $200, an upgraded Nearpod and Flocabulary subscription, and a personalized shirt!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are honored to recognize these inspiring educators for their achievements. They showcase the day-in and day-out support, guidance, and love educators give to their students and communities worldwide. Thank you to <strong><em>all <\/em><\/strong>the educators who work tirelessly to impact our lives positively. 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