95.7 KEZJ - Southern Idaho's Best Country » teacher http://kezj.com Southern Idaho's Best Country Thu, 23 May 2013 12:59:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Time is Running Out to Vote For the Magic Valley Teacher of the Year! http://kezj.com/time-is-running-out-to-vote-for-the-magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year/ http://kezj.com/time-is-running-out-to-vote-for-the-magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:00 +0000 Terry Morgan http://kezj.com/time-is-running-out-to-vote-for-the-magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year/ With almost 2,300 votes so far, the action has been brisk but we're in the home stretch. Time is running out to vote for the Magic Valley Teacher of the Year!

At last check Jerome High School's Scott Burton had taken the lead, but Wendell Middle School's Travis Robison and Filer Intermediate's Kent Snow were hot on his heels.

Voting deadline is May 28th, 2013 at midnight.

]]> http://kezj.com/time-is-running-out-to-vote-for-the-magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Vote For the Magic Valley Teacher of the Year! http://kezj.com/vote-for-the-magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year/ http://kezj.com/vote-for-the-magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:45:32 +0000 Terry Morgan http://kezj.com/vote-for-the-magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year/ The nominations are in! It was quite a task to narrow all of them down to just ten educators... but here they are: your Top 10 Magic Valley Teachers! Vote for the teacher you think deserves to win.

]]> http://kezj.com/vote-for-the-magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year/feed/ 0 ThinkStock Magic Valley Teacher of the Year Nominations Close Sunday at Midnight http://kezj.com/magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year-nominations-close-sunday-at-midnight/ http://kezj.com/magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year-nominations-close-sunday-at-midnight/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:30:36 +0000 Terry Morgan http://kezj.com/magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year-nominations-close-sunday-at-midnight/ The nominations for the Magic Valley Teacher of the Year have been overwhelming! Thank you!

There's still time to nominate a teacher, coach, or administrator that continually demonstrates a commitment to excellence in teaching, or who has made a difference in a student's life to be the Magic Valley Teacher of the Year! But hurry, nominations close Sunday, May 12th, at midnight.

]]> http://kezj.com/magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year-nominations-close-sunday-at-midnight/feed/ 0 ThinkStock Nominate the Magic Valley Teacher of the Year http://kezj.com/nominate-the-magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year/ http://kezj.com/nominate-the-magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:00:56 +0000 Terry Morgan http://kezj.com/?p=174039 Do you know a Magic Valley educator that continually demonstrates a commitment to excellence in teaching, or who has made a difference in your student's life? Nominate them for the Magic Valley Teacher of the Year!

]]> http://kezj.com/nominate-the-magic-valley-teacher-of-the-year/feed/ 0 ThinkStock Keith Urban to Teach High School For a Day http://kezj.com/keith-urban-teach-high-school-music-eduation/ http://kezj.com/keith-urban-teach-high-school-music-eduation/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:30:58 +0000 Sterling Whitaker http://tasteofcountry.com/?p=118011 You can add “educator” to Keith Urban’s resume. The country singer-songwriter and guitarist has agreed to take part in a program in which he will teach a group of Nashville-area high school students.

]]> http://kezj.com/keith-urban-teach-high-school-music-eduation/feed/ 0 Ethan Miller, Getty Images Do Teachers Have A Cushy Job [POLL] http://kezj.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/do-teachers-have-a-cushy-job-poll/ http://kezj.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/do-teachers-have-a-cushy-job-poll/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:13:39 +0000 Terry Morgan http://loyalty.production.townsquaresites.com/?post_type=loyalty_qa_poll&p=21708 A lot of people think teachers have a cushy job. They get summers off and they're done with school by three o'clock each day. 

]]> http://kezj.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/do-teachers-have-a-cushy-job-poll/feed/ 0 Flickr by SLU Madrid Campus Teacher Punches Student in the Face for Allegedly Insulting Her [VIDEO] http://kezj.com/teacher-punches-student-in-the-face-for-allegedly-insulting-her-video/ http://kezj.com/teacher-punches-student-in-the-face-for-allegedly-insulting-her-video/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:00:01 +0000 95.7 KEZJ http://kezj.com/?p=9521 64-year-old art teacher Sandra Hadsock is making headlines this week after she punched a male student in the face for allegedly calling her vulgar names.

]]> http://kezj.com/teacher-punches-student-in-the-face-for-allegedly-insulting-her-video/feed/ 0 Hernando County Sheriff's Office Teacher Keeps Class Calm By Singing During Gunfight http://kezj.com/teacher-keeps-class-calm-by-singing-during-gunfight/ http://kezj.com/teacher-keeps-class-calm-by-singing-during-gunfight/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:15:21 +0000 95.7 KEZJ http://kezj.com/?p=8962 Not even gunfire can stop Barney.

A kindergarten teacher in Monterrey, Mexico named Martha Rivera Alanis has become a hero after she sang the purple dinosaur's 'If All the Raindrops' while a gang shootout took place outside.

]]> http://kezj.com/teacher-keeps-class-calm-by-singing-during-gunfight/feed/ 0 Could the Internet Kill Snow Days? http://kezj.com/could-the-internet-kill-snow-days/ http://kezj.com/could-the-internet-kill-snow-days/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 14:29:40 +0000 Jackie http://kezj.com/?p=8189 San Francisco Chronicle reported that this year, more and more schools started experimenting with "virtual" days when it was too snowy to safely get kids to school.  Teachers broadcasted their lessons online and their students were required to watch and participate.

By holding virtual lessons, the schools don't have to make up the missed school days at the end of the year.

]]> http://kezj.com/could-the-internet-kill-snow-days/feed/ 0 guruscotty Flickr.com Teacher in Hot Water for Blogging About 'Rude, Lazy' Students [VIDEO] http://kezj.com/teacher-in-hot-water-for-blogging-about-%e2%80%98rude-lazy%e2%80%99-students-video/ http://kezj.com/teacher-in-hot-water-for-blogging-about-%e2%80%98rude-lazy%e2%80%99-students-video/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:40:42 +0000 Brad Weiser http://kezj.com/?p=4029  

Pennsylvania resident Natalie Munroe started teaching English in 2006. In August of 2009, she began blogging under the name Natalie M. The controversy started when she began to write about her workplace — calling students “rude, lazy whiners” as well as  lashing out at school administrators

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