The Ohio Art Education Association recognized elementary art teacher Maryann Rodin as the 2022 recipient of the Outstanding Art Teacher Award for her commitment to supporting the visual arts and positive impact to the region...
Outstanding Art Teacher Award
The Ohio Art Education Association recognized elementary art teacher Maryann Rodin as the 2022 recipient of the Outstanding Art Teacher Award for her commitment to supporting the visual arts and positive impact to the region. Her nomination for the distinction was selected from a collection of almost 2,000 art educators statewide.
Maryann shares, “During my college years, the DBAE (Discipline-Based Art Education) philosophy was being taught. I still base a lot of my teaching around this. I believe that all students are artists when they are in my classroom. My job as an art educator is to teach and provide my students with the knowledge and skills to be successful artists. I believe that the visual arts are one of the few places that students can truly express themselves and be creative. I continue to grow each day as an artist, teacher and student. I use these sets of beliefs to create a classroom where all the students are accepted, loved and inspired.”
Westwood Whole School Math Challenge
Westwood Elementary School students participate in a monthly math enrichment activity in their classrooms to solve a new, challenging program. For the month of November, there were 39 kindergartners, 61 first-graders and 75 second-graders who successfully completed the challenge. Two students from each grade level were then selected to receive a price. Winners were kindergartners Frankie Fruhauf and Harper Klingemier; first-graders Thomas Mooney and Estelle Ribic, and second-graders Michael Dzurilla and Josephine Grady.
The December math challenge is underway. Encourage children to participate at school. Thank you to Mrs. Laubscher for organizing a fun and educational activity.
