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从左至右，理事会成员Richard Hehr，Althea Adams，Lisa Davis，Marilyn Dennis，Jennifer Elmore，理事Trina Hurdman，理事Mike Bradshaw，理事Julie Hrdlicka和Christine Meikle学校的校长Sandy Mann

一年级教师Jennifer Elmore在今年接受了所有的挑战。这位来自Christine Meikle学校的七年级至十二年级教师，在本学年开始时立下了成为学生最好的老师的愿望，并且成功实现了这一目标。她的决心和能力使她获得了卡尔加里教育委员会提名2019年亚伯达省学校董事协会 Edwin Parr 奖。

Elmore让她的教室成为学习和包容的中心。她对学生设立了较高的期望，注重可能性，而非障碍。

Christine Meikle学校的校长 Sandy Mann 说：“Jennifer对学生尽可能独立的发展充满激情。她意识到她的一些学生在日常生活中很少有选择的机会，因此她让他们在教室里尽可能掌握控制权。”

Elmore被称为具有合作、反思和敬业精神的教师。她以无与伦比的激情和热情投身工作。

她对理事会说：“当我得知我将要教授一群医疗脆弱、高度沟通需求的学生时，我理所当然地感到紧张。因为Christine Meikle对我有所冒险，我发现了一种我不知道自己拥有的热情。我对所获得的机会心怀感激，并对帮助我成为可能成为最优秀的教师的人们永远感激不尽。”

Edwin Parr 教师奖每年颁发给初出茅庐的教师，以表彰其初次教学的能力。如果她被选为区域赢家，她将在今年秋季的一个仪式上与来自亚伯达省各地的其他五名区域赢家一起受到表彰。

Carol Hall，Jennifer Elmore和Sandy Mann


 

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L-R Trustees Richard Hehr, Althea Adams, Lisa Davis, Marilyn Dennis, Jennifer Elmore, Trustee Trina Hurdman, Trustee Mike Bradshaw, Trustee Julie Hrdlicka, and Sandy Mann, Principal at Christine Meikle School

First-year teacher Jennifer Elmore has taken on every challenge presented to her this year. The Grades 7-12 teacher at Christine Meikle School went into this school year with the desire to be the best teacher she could be for her students – and she succeeded. Her determination and ability has earned her the Calgary Board of Education’s nomination for the 2019 Alberta School Boards Association Edwin Parr Award. 

Elmore has made her classroom a hub of learning and inclusion. She sets high expectations for her students, focusing on the possibilities rather than the barriers.

Sandy Mann, principal of Christine Meikle School, said “Jennifer is passionate about her students becoming as independent as possible. She is aware that some of her students are not often given choice in their day so she givens them as much control in the classroom as possible.” 

Elmore has been called a collaborative, reflective and dedicated teacher, who has taken on her work with a passion and zeal that is unmatched.

“When I was told that I would be teaching a class of medically fragile students with high communication needs, I was understandably nervous,” she told the Board of Trustees. “Because Christine Meikle took a risk on me, I have discovered a passion that I did not know that I had. I am eternally grateful for the opportunity I have been given, and for the people in my life that helped me to become the best teacher I could possibly be.”

The Edwin Parr Teacher Award is given annually to a novice teacher who demonstrates initial teaching proficiency. If she is selected as the zone winner, she will be recognized along with the five other zone winners from across Alberta at a ceremony this fall. 

Carol Hall, Jennifer Elmore, and Sandy Mann