Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Aimee Patton
DYER, Tenn. -- Aimee Patton teaches 4th grade math and science at Dyer School in Gibson County, the same area where she grew up. "This is my stomping ground, I guess you could say,"…
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Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: April Greenway
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- April Greenway teaches 3rd grade language arts at South Haven Elementary School and has been in education for eight years. "We're always doing activities that kind of interest…
Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Amy Dickson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Amy Dickson is a kindergarten teacher at Arlington Elementary School and says she has always wanted to work with children. "I think I've just always been drawn to them…
Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Brooke Cooper
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- This week's Educator of the Week presented by the Tennessee Education Lottery teaches pre-k at Huntingdon Primary School. Brooke Cooper says she was meant to be a teacher. "I have…
Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Tia Foster
JACKSON, Tenn. -- "All of our children are smart, and I have to believe in it first before they'll believe in it," Tia Foster said. Her mentality while working with her 7th and…
Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Brenda Johnson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Brenda Johnson teaches second grade at Jackson Christian. She graduated from Dyersburg High School and then went on to Freed-Hardeman University and eventually graduated from the University of…
Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Anita Kail
BELLS, Tenn. -- "It's a challenging job but a very fulfilling job," said Anita Kail. She is an English as a second language teacher at Bells Elementary School and says…
Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Nikki Conger
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Nikki Conger teaches 3rd grade at Denmark Elementary School and says she genuinely loves her job. "For them — [they] maybe not remember what I taught them, but they will always remember how I made them…
Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Beth Mathis
McKENZIE, Tenn. -- Beth Mathis is back in her old stomping ground teaching 8th grade math at McKenzie Middle School. "This is my first year to get to be back in my hometown where the teachers that taught me inspired…
Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Michael Meals
MEDINA, Tenn. -- Michael Meals teaches 2nd grade at Medina Elementary School and has been an educator for six years. "I just like this age group. They're young, their impressionable and they are very engaged and just love learning," Meals…
