School Beat: Mrs. Oswald wins 2007 Middle School Teacher of the Year!!!!

(Ed.note: This was received via the K12Know system.)


September 5, 2007

The Evansville School District is proud to announce that Beth Oswald is
the 2007 Wisconsin Middle School Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Oswald
received the news, September 5, 2007, when she received a call from
Libby
Burmaster, the Wisconsin State Superintendent of Schools.

Mrs. Oswald is truly humble in her response to winning the award. She
believes there is no such thing as an individual award when you work
in
a middle school. All of the wonderful things we do for our students
are a team effort. Mrs. Oswald would like to thank all of our staff
members and team members who work hard on a daily basis to make great
things happen for our students.

For example, the 7th Grade Team at JC McKenna Middle School teaches a
number of integrated units that make learning meaningful and fun. At
the end of the school year all the students take part in a Medieval
Day
in which staff members dress in costumes, bring in guest speakers, and
have musicians perform for students. Seventh graders also experience
a
“Medieval Feast” based on the food people ate in the fourteenth
century during lunch!

In addition to her teaching duties, Mrs. Oswald is the co-advisor of
Student Council with Mrs. Gretchen Kopf. Student Council is
responsible
for providing leadership opportunities for students as well as raising
thousands of dollars for charity.

Mrs. Oswald received the Herb Kohl Fellowship Award in 2007. As the
2007 Wisconsin Middle School Teacher of the Year Mrs. Oswald is
automatically one of the final four teachers in the state eligible to
earn the
prestigious Wisconsin “Teacher of the Year” honors.