Teacher of the Month Ms. Ashley White By Nancy Ward Mrs. Ashley White, who teaches Computer Literacy classes at the school, exemplifies characteristics that all educators should strive to duplicate including the love she shows students as well as how she cares for her coworkers. She takes great pride in her work and works diligently to integrate her technology standards with the content standards being taught in the classrooms. She comes to school with a smile on her face and is willing to do whatever is necessary to help each and every person feel welcomed and valued. Mrs. White helps to plan activities and festivities that engage the faculty, staff, and students in celebrating our learning environment. Mrs. White works diligently to build a school that is pleasant and engaging for our students. She works in conjunction with the leadership team to plan engaging activities for all faculty and staff in an effort to bring fun and excitement into the school. She partners with our media specialist to manage our school newsletter and helps manage our social media accounts to keep parents informed. Mrs. White coordinates our picture days and then compiles photos to put together the yearbook and oversees the competition among our students to determine whose design will become our yearbook cover. She is part of the exploratory team, who work together to plan celebrations for students to encourage respectful, responsible, and safe behavior in exploratory classes. Additionally, Mrs. White provides Tier 3 interventions for students. The dedication to helping the students succeed is evident in her developing assessments to determine the needs
of the students and then planning differentiated tasks to target the skills the students are missing. Mrs. White is loved by her students because she is kind, loving, fun, fair, and truly cares about each of them. She gets to know each child individually and learns how best to support and encourage them in her class as well as within the larger school setting. Mrs. White plans interactive and multisensory lessons and then assesses their progress using hands-on activities as well as paper and pencil tasks.
Some teachers are just meant to be teachers, and this is true of Mrs. Ashley White. She does an excellent job balancing her love for her students with holding them accountable for the work she expects and plans for them to complete. I am inspired daily by her love, acceptance, and grace that she offers students and coworkers and how hard she works to make Mattie Wells Elementary a great place to learn. Mrs. White is a teacher to celebrate, and she deserves the honor of being showcased in your magazine.
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Teachers Making a Difference | Issue 1, August 2022
