Alyssa and Raymond talk with Colorado Teacher of the Year, Hilary Wimmer. Hilary shares what it has been like to teach remotely for the first part of this school year and how she's making things fun for students. We also talk about her experience as Teacher of the Year, including a visit to Google headquarters and advice she'd give to TotY applicants. This year's deadline is Friday, September 11th, 2020.
Links:
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 <li>Colorado Teacher of the Year information and application: <a href="https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeawards/teacheroftheyear">https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeawards/teacheroftheyear</a></li>
 <li>Colorado Teacher of the Year on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/coloradoTOY/">https://www.facebook.com/coloradoTOY/</a></li>
 <li>Hilary Wimmer's COVID-19 Experience: <a href="https://www.cde.state.co.us/communications/toycovid19experience">https://www.cde.state.co.us/communications/toycovid19experience</a></li>
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Hosts: Alyssa Wooten (wooten_a@cde.state.co.us) and Raymond Johnson (johnson_r@cde.state.co.us)
Guest: Hilary Wimmer, Colorado Teacher of the Year
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