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| NJEA member and third-grade teacher Terry Dougherty of Galloway Township was last year's winner. |
Round two of The Great American Teach-Off - a contest to recognize the exceptional work of classroom teachers in America- is underway, The online community GOOD and University of Phoenix have teamed up to sponsor the contest, which will award $10,000 to one talented middle or high school teacher.
Anyone can nominate a middle school or high school (grades 7-12) teacher who is "making a difference" by submitting a 200 word or less essay at www.GOOD.is/gato . The top ten submissions will be chosen by an independent panel assembled by the sponsors and the public will then have five weeks starting on March 5 to vote for a winner, who will receive a $10,000 classroom grant.
Round one of the Great American Teach-Off concluded last November when GOOD and University of Phoenix awarded Ms. Terry Dougherty, a third grade teacher at Roland Rogers Elementary School in Galloway Township, New Jersey a $10,000 grant. Ms. Dougherty is using the $10,000 grant to construct a mobile technology lab for the purposes of connecting kids with parents who are deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan and enhancing reading, math and science skills. As a mother and military spouse of 30 years, Ms. Dougherty understands the separation and transition issues these kids face and that is why she started a free Military Child Tutoring Program three years ago.
The spotlight the Great American Teach-Off cast on Ms. Dougherty’s work caught attention across the country including the eye of First Lady Michelle Obama, who invited her and her family to tour the White House.
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