Educator of the Week

Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Molene Murphy

[gtxvideo vid="kZ7QIOjH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kZ7QIOjH.jpg" vtitle="EOW PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Molene Murphy teaches 4th grade math at Jackson Career and Technology Elementary School and has been an educator for 16 years. This West Tennessee native grew up in Denmark and…

Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Lori Ulmer

HENDERSON, Tenn. -- Lori Ulmer has been teaching for twelve years, and this is her third year teaching kindergarten at East Chester Elementary School. "I love teaching kindergarten because it's the beginning," Ulmer said. "I have taught other grades but…

Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Beth Stephens

HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Beth Stephens is a reading interventionist at East Hardin Elementary school. Stephens, a Hardin County native and UT Martin graduate, has been teaching since 2008. "I take out students that need extra help, and then I…

Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Latoya Henning

[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…

Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Dana Ayers

[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…

Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Dixie James

[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.…

Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: CaRae Sewell

[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…

Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Steve Webster

[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…

Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Melanie Kuykendall

[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…

Educator of the Week: Brown

[gtxvideo vid="zODnVFwX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zODnVFwX.jpg" vtitle="EOW”] EAST JACKSON, Tenn. -- With school now well underway across West Tennessee, we'll, one again, turn our attention every Friday to an outstanding educator. "I always say to people, teaching is never about me…