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SPECIAL INITIATIVE: HONORED INNOVATOR AWARD
In partnership with Facebook, we are proud to present the Honored Innovator Award: a 6-month special initiative recognizing teachers innovating in the classroom during COVID.
HONORED INNOVATOR: JANUARY 2022
Traci Yorizane
Leuzinger High School
Lawndale, CA
“Even after distance learning started, and it became increasingly harder to pay attention in class and keep up with work, I still found myself looking forward to Ms. Yo's English class. She kept us engaged through online interactive assignments and discussion boards. She never lost contact with any of her students or gave up on them when they seemed to give up on themselves. She, with the kind patience of a saint, continued in her efforts and continued to email, to leave notes for, and to check up on each of us. I have never known another teacher to care as much as she did, and does, for her students. For myself, specifically, Ms. Yo left more of an impact on my academic interests and pursuits than any other teacher ever had.”
- Laeci Callahan, Nominator
Our Mission
Honored is a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping great teachers in the classroom and to inspiring a new generation of talent to pursue teaching. We are committed to elevating the teaching profession by recognizing teachers across the country who are changing students’ lives and by illuminating the unparalleled possibilities of a career in teaching.
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They teach in public, public charter, and private schools alike; they teach students from kindergarten to 12th grade; they teach subjects from math to theater to PE. So what do they all have in common? They are making important impacts on the lives of their students, every day.
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