Charlene Evans is a teacher at Plymouth High School in Washington County and the 2014 Region 1 Finalist for the Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year.
Teacher Interview: James Ford
James Ford, a world history teacher from Garinger High School in Charlotte is the 2014 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year. Mr. Ford is a 2003 graduate of Illinois State University and received a Master of Arts in Teaching Degree from Rockford College, also in Illinois.
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Teacher Interview: Chris Weaver
Chris Weaver from the Evergreen Community Charter School in Asheville was selected as the Charter Schools finalist for the 2014 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year.
Teacher Interview: Maria Topliff
Maria Topliff is the 2014 North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Topliff is an occupational course of study blended English II teacher and an American history instructional leader.
Teacher Interview: Kathy Saunders
Kathy Saunders is a National Board Certified English Teacher and the 2014-2105 Piedmont-Triad/Central Region Teacher of the Year. She teaches AP English Language and Composition, Honors, and inclusion English III at Grimsley High School. She has taught English 9-12, including Advanced Placement English Literature, honors, and inclusion classes.
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Teacher Interview: Thomas McGeachy
Thomas McGeachy is a teacher at Weldon STEM High School in Weldon County. Click on the link below to hear his responses to our questions.
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Teacher Interview: Jill Francis
Jill Francis is a Biology teacher at Chase High School in Rutherford County. Click on the link below to see her responses to our questions.
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Teacher Interview: Shannon Godfrey
Shannon Godfrey is a History and Social Studies teacher at Harnett Central High School in Harnett County. Click the link below to see her responses to our questions.
Teacher Interview: Karyn Dickerson
Karyn Collie Dickerson is a National Board Certified English Teacher at Grimsley High School and the 2013-2014 North Carolina Teacher of the Year. She has taught English in grades 9-12, including recovery, inclusion, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate classes.
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Teacher Interview: Carrie Morris
My education began in numerous school systems due to my father’s Navy career. I settled in North Carolina when I attended Elon College (now Elon University) from 1991-1996, majoring in elementary education. After teaching in the Alamance-Burlington school system for one year, I transferred to coastal Onslow County and have been teaching first, second or fifth grade ever since. I earned my Master’s degree from UNC Wilmington and am planning to begin work on a second Master’s degree in school administration and curriculum instruction at ECU through the Principal Fellows program this fall.
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