Published April 22, 2016
Denver Celebrities Name Their Most Influential TeachersEvery one of us can name an educator from our childhood who made a profound impact on our lives. In many cases — even decades later — those teachers and their life lessons continue to play a huge part in shaping who we are today.
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A Celebrity Shout-Out for Our EducatorsWe want all of our educators at DPS to know they’re valued by the entire community.
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Spotlight: Ellen Malan, Kindergarten Teacher at Stedman Elementary For 10 years, Ellen Malan has encouraged her kiddos to invite siblings and parents into their classroom for an annual event called Kindergarten Café. One Friday morning toward the end of the school year, students host a breakfast — complete with coffee, muffins and fruit salad — before reading their poems before dozens of other students Read More »Published May 10, 2015
Spotlight: Joe Waldon, School Social Worker at Skinner Middle School Good morning scholars!” shouts Skinner Middle School Social Worker Joe Waldon, as the bell rings and students climb the steps and burst through the doors of the school’s entrance. “Happy Friday!” Mr. Waldon not only greets every student with a “good morning,” but he also greets each of them by name. Waldon, who leads the school’s Read More »Published May 7, 2015
Jeromy Swanson: Special Education Math Teacher at North High School Every one of our teachers in Denver Public Schools brings a unique personality to the classroom. Sometimes, those personalities just make you crack up — even in the middle of an algebra lesson on graphing appreciation. Swanson, as his students call him, specializes in teaching math to students who have traditionally not done well in the Read More »