2009 McGlothlin Celebration of Teaching

The McGlothlin Foundation, Radford University’s College of Education and Human Development and Blue Ridge PBS invite educators, parents and students throughout the region to a celebration of all that is good about teaching.

Honoring past and present winners of the McGlothlin Awards and public school teachers throughout the region.

Admission is free, but pre-registration by participants is recommended by Friday, April 3. (Please use the link at the bottom of this page.)

Celebration Schedule

3:30 p.m.
Check-in begins. Pick up activity schedule with event locations.
Peters Hall, Fairfax Street entrance

4:30 - 5:15 p.m.
Special Presentation for Teachers from Sesame Workshop
Did you know that The Electric Company is coming back to PBS? Learn how to use this lively show to improve your students’ literacy skills.

Presenter from Sesame Workshop.

4 – 6:30 p.m.
A Family Celebration of Teaching and Learning: Presentations and Activities for All Ages

• Animal Tales – storytelling and theater
• BIG FUN FOR EVERYONE! Cooperative games
• Billiards
• Bowling
• Butterfly Life and Art
• Come Climb! Climbing wall
• Learning from Bones and Stones: Forensic science
• My Pyramid Blast-Off! Food and Nutrition computer game
• Ohhhhhhhhh, It’s SO GOOD! Art and Food, Food in ART!
• Outbreak! A Mobile Scientific Mystery Game
• Outdoor Telescope
• People, Come and Drum! Drumming
• Physics Demonstrations and Activities
• Planetarium Show: The Planets
• Previous McGlothlin Winners’ Table Presentations about World Travels (list below)
• RU Smart Movers: PE Activities for elementary children
• The Magic of Chemistry Show
• Tours of the Geology Museum and Greenhouse
• Why There Are Four Seasons- storytelling and movement
• Young Artists Wanted: Make and Take art

Previous Winners' Table Presentations about World Travels

1. Jennifer Swann (Jenna), K-5 2000 Winner
5th Grade Teacher, Price's Fork Elementary School
Montgomery County Schools
Upon returning from my travels to Nepal, India and Malawi, I partnered with friend and writer Jane Vance and friend Tom Landon, who worked for Blue Ridge Public TV, to produce two documentaries.

2. Elizabeth (Beth) Campbell, K-5 2004 Winner
Back Creek Elementary
Center for Visual Arts & Museum Studies
Burlington Elementary School, Roanoke County Public Schools
Take a trip with me to Egypt and Africa to experience the magic of ancient paper making. As a creator of a children' s book on Egyptian Paper Making, I can be the artist, the author, and the " eyes" for my students, and thus sharing my love for traveling and learning.

3. Cynthia Kelley-Wilkins, 6-12 2005 Winner
English Teacher and Extend Coordinator, Amherst County High School
Amherst County Public Schools
I traveled to Ireland, and I will be sharing pictures and video.

4. Jennie Finney, K-5 2006 Winner
5th Grade, Stony Mill Elementary School
Pittsylvania County Schools
Experience the "Land Down Under" from the Great Barrier Reef to the Red Centre in this amazing Australian adventure.

5. Diana Duckworth, 6-12 2007 Winner
9th and 10th Grade Earth Science and Biology, Rustburg High School
Campbell County
What's for supper in the Galapagos?

6. Tracy Easterling, K-5 2008 Winner
7th Grade Advanced Math, Vance Middle School
Bristol, Tennessee
See a slide show of my favorite pictures of the seven countries that my husband and I visited, our favorite souvenirs, and examples of euros and pounds.

7. Tamatha L. Farrell, 6-12 2008 Winner
5th Grade Teacher, Burlington Elementary School
Roanoke County Public Schools
Share in the unique experiences of a first-time traveller abroad as the vast differences of European culture come to life!

7 - 8 p.m.
Awards Ceremony, McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence
Special Appearance by Sesame Street's Grover!
Preston Hall, Bondurant Auditorium

Meals and snack foods will be available for purchase in these campus dining facilities:

Dalton Hall
Wendy’s
Sbarro
Au Bon Pain
Ben & Jerry’s
Dalton Dining Hall (cafeteria-style dining - $9/person, all you can eat)

Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center
Salsarita’s
Olo Jowjing Sushi
Chick-fil-A
Starbuck’s Coffee

McConnell Library
Stacks (coffee shop)

Finalists for the 2009 McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence

Elementary
Rebecca Boone, Troutville Elementary School, Botetourt County, Virginia
Teresa Hash, Marion Intermediate School, Smyth County, Virginia
Elizabeth Lester, Patrick Henry Elementary School, Martinsville, Virginia

Secondary
Jayanne Bridges, Christiansburg Middle School, Montgomery County, Virginia
Mary Slone, South Floyd High School, Floyd County, Kentucky
Erin Wigginton, Pulaski County High School, Pulaski County, Virginia

2009 McGlothlin Award Judges 

Ms. Tina Coffey, Salem City Schools
Dr. Liesl Baum-Combs, Blue Ridge PBS TTI Master Teacher, Virginia Tech
Dr. Merle Herndon, Lynchburg City Schools
Mr. Thomas D. Landon, Virtual Virginia Social Studies Teacher
Dr. Tammy McGraw, Virginia Department of Education
Mrs. Adele Morris, Craig County Public Schools
Dr. Donald J. Reichard, Emory and Henry College
Dr. Suzanne Reid, Emory & Henry College
Dr. Holly Robbins, Radford University
Mr. Stephen Sage, Virginia Department of Education at Marion
Mrs. Virginia Seale, Ferrum College
Dr. Maria Stallions, Roanoke College