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Show School SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS TUESDAY MARCH 2, 1993 McAllister honored as Outstanding Educator By Barbara Pyles Joyce McAllisters third grade students didnt need the Utah State Legislature to tell them they had a exceptional teacher, Theyve known that since last September. McAllister was awarded the teacher," says Principal by Kanab Elementary as their Johnson. Her kids loveher. She instructional process, She has been involved in the is excellent with the instruc- wide ODEMtrainingand leaderdistrict and the tional process, ison the District Strategic serves ship on school improvement sues. She is invaluable in that Planning Committee. sense. She is a well rounded McAllister uses a variety of standing Educators Award, in our school is exemplary, McAllister says she has high recognition of distinguished ser vice in education in 1993. She expectations for the children she received the award from Rep. teaches. She hopes that she can Jim Yardly ofDistrict 73 on February 10, in Salt Lake City. I was really honored because my fellow teachers nominated me to receive the award she says. 1 feel that was a vote of needs to become responsible for his or her progress. To help the students see how they are doing as the school year passes, I have State Legislature Out- - teacher. Her classroom activi-Uta- h methods to monitor student ties and the work she does for progress. She believes each child 9 The tassle is worth the hassle good side. an example 2)GET INVOLVED: Straight Iproroiscdtogive of what might happen if a stu- - A$ dont do it alone. A lot of dentwereto know how to prop- - studentshave good grades and erly play the Scholarship game, test scores, butdontget fman-$- o heres one 1 think might cial aid. Take part in school By Cody Spendlove activities and community spark a little interest. In the September 1991 issue groups. They show your poof Parade Magazine you can tential. find an article on a young lady 3 RESEARCH : Theres a lot of from Georgia. Her name is money out there. Librarians Angel Ragins, At the time she can show you where to look. If was IS and a senior in high you take the SAT ACT I check confidence. school she made national news yes in the student search McAllister encourages her stushehadjustseta state vice box; youll be bombarded dents to learn in many different p for record total dollars of schol- - with brochures. Read ways. Recently, her class held money awarded to a thing. Decide what youre inan Oriental Festival, the chilAre you ready terested in. student single dren made displays and gave s At the arti cal 4)GET YOUR ACT the for this? time reports about countries in the Orient. Parents and students printed she had been GETHER: As your Senior year awarded $315,000 dollars in starts, look back over all you sliced vegetables for stir fry, cooked wantons and made foratletics, scholarships!! (no, thats not a have cookies. the tune clubs, community and church misprint.) Then, they ate The article got national rec- - work-an- d meal with chopsticks. be sure to put Another activity, Around the ognition because it was so everthing on the application, World with Geography is well amazing, but many people For easy access, keep copies of attended by parents and friends. overlooked the fact that Angel personal essays, transcripts Students work in groups and rehad started working on some and reference letters on file, port on their chosen countries by of those awards as early as the 5W0RK: It takes a lot of time and havgivingmap Award she Educator spring of her freshman year, to fill out all those forms, but if Joyce McAllister proudly displays her Outstanding ing the class locate the area on a received recently in Salt Lake City. Photo by Barbara Pyles. They also missed some data on youre reasonably talented, it world map. The group research her personal life, should be no problem at all to their country, wear local cos- - help them develop their own developed a portfolio to document six find had died father money for college, Angels tumes, show items and report on ability to become productive, progress, saysMcAllister.Imeet her and mother Maybe we are doing a dis the interesting facts about each caring individuals, with the with the students to discuss their years earlier,work as seam service to our students when had gone to a country. We have atastersparty knowledge they need to solve portfolio or collection of work at stress to all this unused we talk of her and her support with food from each country. Re- - problems and to continue learn- - each grading period. We call their went brother. Angel arship money out there, Maybe portfolio Proud Papers. Thestu- ports are videotaped and shown ing throughout their lives. 30 or by doing so we have some how j As a Brigham Young Univer- - dents evaluate their class work to work too, working on KES, Current Events Friday local more hours a week at a given the impression that a News, says McAllister. sity graduate, McAllister ma- - and choose the assignment to food free education means no fast resturant, Proud usually In their Communities study, jored in Education and minored place in their Paper work fort After 11:30 and, consequently, of no pm. says her classes tour in psychology and sociology, lio each week. ue". on work would val She also sends home weekly each night, she pioneer homes in Kanab and Kanab native McAllister, has Perh aps we should mention folders. Parents are encouraged her scholarship forms, over 200 of in Kane different the learns about types County taught look - School District for 20 to their childs over all! Mostoftheseare almost unheard of possi-typthat architecofthemin weekly and years. buildingmaterials time discussed of last been we McAllister has time, bility that to get the education tures used in the construction actively assignments, including work home semithe ones with strings attached they will need to suceed in life, tests, assignments these homes. They interview involved in workshops and test graphs and they take time to sort out our students might have to Senior Citizens concerning the nars, and has 60 hours above completed, spelling work nights, study hard, fill and apply for. stores, roads, schools, andhomes her Bachelors Degree. She has and letters concerningupcoming and the development of water in attended several Mastery Learn- - study units. I contact parents was all those forms and still out she same time At the in- - weekly with this information and been and has inthe early years of Kanab. ing workshops doing this, she was heavily just might have to eat a lot of and phone volved student government, tuna fish to get that college in Joyce is an outstanding strumental in it being adopted receive many notes calls in return. This communicaand academics. She diploma! But m the longrun it tion is valuable and parents can sports managed to maintain an excel- - will be more than worth it. help with problem areas and al1 think Angels closing 3rd in her leviate errors quickly, she says. lent GPA, ranking class, Was it worth marks in the article are a word Parents are the most valuable Some it? simple math skills to the wise. She says Numer-wi- ll asset a child can have to facilitell you that for the time ous people have written me, tate and encourage their learnshe invested, she was making askingfor help for their daugh-oving. These communications help ters and sons,..,! dont mean to $25 dollars an hour. home. the learning continue at sucess for five be rude, but its the daughters Angel gave tips Johnson says McAllister is and sons who should be writ-helwell organized both in planning tootherstudentswhomayneed like she did: and in the way she presents her ing. Bottom line?...Mom and lessons. Clear routines have DSTART IN THE 9TH Dad cant take care of you for been established to handle the GRADE: Keep you slate dean ever, There almost seems to be activities and procedures that and Stay out of trouble The something magical about late occur consistently each day. This faculty writes your recommen ' nights, and tuna fish, ...and minimizes the amount of time dation s, SO keep them on your growing up. required to handle these task and generates more time for learning. She is an outstanding teacher and is well deserving of Fredonia Elementary sixth Championship. The winner of this recognition as an outstandgrade student Richie Sullivan the county competition will n ing educator, says Johnson. the local spelling bee and vance to the State Spelling Bee To her students, Joyce will McAllister is a sensitive, caring representhis school in Flag- - in Phoenix on April 3. Seventh staff at the Coconino County grader Kristin Button is the Teacher Joyce McAllister demonstrates how to eat with chop sticks at die human being who makes leamDistrict Spelling Bee temate. Good luck Richie! ing Fun. class Oriental Festival. Photo by Barbara Pyles. ser-beeau- se every-arshi- TO-wa- done-academie- s, schol-young- ar : Portfo-McAllist- er ef-un-til es '- -V er p Richie Sullivan wins Spelling Bee ad-wo- al-Sch- 4 |