The Utah State Board of Education named Lehi’s Cindy Sparks as Utah’s Amazing Math Teacher of the month. Sparks teaches secondary math at Utah Connections Academy, an online public charter school, and she is the first online teacher to receive the statewide honor. “I’ve taught in-person and online and I used to wonder if I was missing anything as […]
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a parent, or have friends or neighbors who are. Baby Boomer, Gen X, or Millennial the K-12 school scene has changed so much since we were kids.…
Imagine Learning Recognizes Top Schools Nationwide for Exemplary Usage of Imagine Learning Digital Programs
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Over 300 Schools Across the Country Identified for Innovation and Dedication by Imagine Learning
These awards recognize the schools and students that have demonstrated exemplary usage of Imagine Learning programs and they are a true testament to the hard work and dedication of students and educators around the country. PROVO, Utah (PRWEB) May 03, 2021 Imagine Learning, a Weld North Education company and leading educational technology developer of supplemental adaptive curriculum for PreK through eighth-grade students, today announced the winners of the 2020–2021 Imagine Nation Awards. The awards are part of the esteemed Imagine Learning motivational program igniting engagement and amplifying confidence for all learners.
For 24 years, Ami Anderson’s professional headquarters was her Jordan School District elementary school classroom where she taught third grade and later, fourth along Utah’s Wasatch Front.
Then came the coronavirus pandemic and last spring’s shuttering of schools, which meant Anderson, along with educators across the country, made a sudden pivot to virtual teaching to finish the school year.
This past fall, Anderson excitedly planned to resume teaching in person. Three days before the start of the school year, she was asked to teach third grade virtually with the district’s online elementary program.
“Spring online was difficult. I have a technology background so I was able to figure it out, but still, it was difficult. So when I started this position this year, I had the intention of doing it this year and that would be the extent of it,” she said.