Educator of the Week

[gtxvideo vid="vAYC4ekS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vAYC4ekS.jpg" vtitle="EOW PKG”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Latoya Henning teaches second grade at Maury City Elementary. “The little people are awesome," she said. “I love the little ones." Henning graduated from UT Martin and earned a…

[gtxvideo vid="kCATY6pf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kCATY6pf.jpg" vtitle="EOW”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Dana Ayers has been teaching special education and resource for 25 years. She said she uses positive reinforcement to encourage her students. "I let them know mistakes are OK and just…

[gtxvideo vid="F9TRRp2K" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/F9TRRp2K.jpg" vtitle="EOW”] DECATURVILLE, Tenn. -- "I love my kids. They're my students of course, but once they come into my room they become my kids," Dixie James said. She teaches second grade at Decaturville Elementary School.…

[gtxvideo vid="PAib0yDT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PAib0yDT.jpg" vtitle="EOW”] TRENTON, Tenn. -- "A good educator has their students as their primary focus," said CaRae Sewell. She teaches 5th grade reading, language arts and history at Trenton Rosenwald Middle School. "I try to pull…

[gtxvideo vid="YnUM57ec" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YnUM57ec.jpg" vtitle="Educator of the Week PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- "We just want the kids to know that we do care and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel," Steve Webster said. Webster…

[gtxvideo vid="94JAfBVr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/94JAfBVr.jpg" vtitle="EOW”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- It's time to introduce you to this week's Educator of the Week presented by the Tennessee Education Lottery. Melanie Kuykendall teaches fourth and fifth grade math and science at Malesus Elementary…