Honoring Excellent Teachers: Golden Apple Awards 2011
Golden Apple recently celebrated its 26th year of honoring teachers at the 2011 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Since 1986, the Golden Apple Awards ceremony, inspired by the Academy Awards for film, has promoted teaching excellence by annually recognizing 10 outstanding teachers in the Chicago area. On Friday, October 21, Golden Apple celebrated the achievements of the following teachers:
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Judy Choi 4th Grade City Charter - Bartolome de Las Casas Chicago
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Kyle Radcliff 5th and 6th Math CPS - Newberry Math and Science Academy Chicago |
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Ronald Hale 7th and 8th Science and Character Education City Charter - Chicago International Charter (Avalon) Chicago |
Eliza Ramirez 7th Reading and Writing CPS - Emiliano Zapata Academy Chicago |
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Marc Hans 6th Science CPS - Hanson Park School Chicago |
Michael Sementa 6th to 8th Science & Technology Mundelein Public - Carl Sandburg Middle School Mundelein |
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Arleta Ingram 5th to 8th Science CPS - Carnegie Elementary School Chicago |
Carla Stone 6th Math Evanston Public - Nichols Middle School Evanston |
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Gerald Kovach 8th Language Arts, 6th to 8th Science CPS - Rubén Salazar Bilingual Education Center Chicago |
Howard Templer 4th Grade Highland Park Public Braeside School Highland Park |
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WTTW broadcasts for this year's Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching ran...
- Thursday, November 10, 8 p.m. - Premiere on WTTW Channel 11
- Friday, November 11, 2 p.m. - Premiere on WTTW Prime
- Saturday, November 12, 4 a.m. - Re-broadcast on WTTW Channel 11
- Sunday, November 13, 2 p.m. - Re-broadcast on WTTW Channel 11
26th Annual Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching
The Golden Apple Awards ceremony represents one of Chicago's premier black-tie events, attended by the city's education, civic and business leaders. Golden Apple once again partnered with WTTW Channel 11 to air the ceremony as a television special, which has received critical acclaim in the past years, including seven Emmy Awards from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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