2011 Finalists
Five Named as Finalists for the
2011 Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Awards
CHICAGO — Dedication, innovation, leadership, respect for children and their families, and commitment to professional growth embody the five educators named as finalists of the Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Awards.
While all finalists vary in technique and approach, each one credited the joy that teaching brings them as the constant that drives them to be the best in the classroom and in their field. The five Chicago educators work with children in preschool and kindergarten classrooms in public and private schools throughout the city.
The five finalists were selected from a field of 68 outstanding educators nominated last fall by an esteemed committee of leaders in the field of early childhood education. The fellows of the Kohl McCormick Academy of Outstanding Educators (former Award winners) teamed with other early childhood education leaders to conduct site visits of the nominees.
Three of the five finalists will be chosen to represent the best of within their field, following a final application process that includes written applications and interviews with a panel of experts. Those three honorees will be announced in March, and will be honored at the 2011 Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Awards luncheon ceremony on Tuesday, June 7, at the Westin Chicago River North. The three winners will each receive:
A $5,000 cash award
A $1,000 cash award for their school
Induction into the Kohl McCormick Academy of Outstanding Educators
A classroom visit and professional development from the StoryBus
A graduate-level course at The Erikson Institute
Recognition at a formal awards ceremony
The Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Awards remains unique since its inception when it became the first awards program to formally recognize the contributions of teachers working with children from infancy through third grade. Now in its sixteenth year, the Kohl McCormick Awards program has become a model for recognition of outstanding early childhood educators.
Finalists – 2011 Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Awards
Kim Edwards Anderson
Chase Elementary (Chicago Public Schools)
2021 N. Point Street, Chicago
Kindergarten
Nicole Gorton
Ortiz de Dominguez Elementary (Chicago Public Schools)
3000 S. Lawndale Street, Chicago
Early Childhood Autism/Preschool & Kindergarten
Kira Hamann
Ravenswood Elementary (Chicago Public Schools)
4332 N. Paulina, Chicago
Tuition-based Preschool For All
Amy Klauder Fatall
Urban Child Academy
802 N. Dearborn St., Chicago
Toddlers
Ziomara Perez
Nettlelhorst School (Chicago Public Schools)
3253 N. Broadway, Chicago
Tuition-based Preschool For All
