This is three looks inside Anchorage classrooms to see the different approaches some teachers are taking to engage students.
Source: Anchorage Daily News
By Megan Holland
mholland@adn.com
May 12, 2008
Part 1: "Mr. 100 percent -- no such thing as failure"
Art La Rue, Nicholas Begich Middle School eighth-grade language arts teacher, talks to his fifth-period class late last year. In August, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings named La Rue the 2007 American Star of Teaching for Alaska.
http://www.adn.com/education/story/403206.html
May 13, 2008
Part 2: "Maverick teacher bridges the digital divide"
Michael Warren was recognized last fall as one of the country's top teachers, winning the prestigious Milken Educator award.
http://www.adn.com/education/story/404255.html
May 14, 2008
Part 3: "Just getting by is not an option in this class."
Seminar School teacher J.P. Tarbath fields review questions while helping economics students prepare for Advanced Placement exams on May 13, 2008, at Service High School.
http://www.adn.com/education/story/405339.html