By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Several signs with inspirational phrases hang on the walls inside Michelle Fouts’ first-grade classroom at Bryant Elementary School. The one with the simplest message – “family” – best describes how the 32-year-old University of Nebraska at Kearney alumna approaches teaching. That sign is surrounded by photos of Fouts and the 19 students who call her classroom home from 8:15 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. each weekday. They’re a … [Read more...] about Kearney educator, UNK alumna Michelle Fouts inducted into Academy for Teacher Ed Excellence
Mark Johnson
Every day is Mission Monday for Mark Johnson, Sam Stecher
UNK grads changing the face of education By ANDREW HANSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Mark Johnson walks down a hallway at Bryant Elementary School. He high fives a girl on her way to class. She smiles. He smiles. It’s a simple act. But the type of interaction Johnson says is essential in today’s schools. It is the relationships with students, he says, that make a difference. “If a kid knows that you care about them, they’ll walk through fire for you. But if … [Read more...] about Every day is Mission Monday for Mark Johnson, Sam Stecher
