Nancie Atwell
Nancie Atwell | |
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| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Years active | 1973–2013[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Toby McLeod[1] |
| Children | Anne Atwell-McLeod[1] |
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| Website | c-t-l |
Nancie Atwell is an American educator who in 2015 became the first recipient of the Global Teacher Prize,[3] a $1 million award presented by the Varkey Foundation to "one innovative and caring teacher who has made an inspirational impact on their students and their community".[4][5]
Career[]
A teacher since 1973, Atwell started her career in western New York, but found traditional teaching methods constraining.[6]
In 1990 Atwell founded the nonprofit Center for Teaching and Learning, a school at Edgecomb in rural Maine where students read an average of 40 books a year, choose which books they read, and write prolifically.[7][6][5][3] She donated the $1 million from her 2015 Global Teacher Prize to the upkeep, development, and scholarships of the school, which is also a demonstration school for developing and disseminating teaching methods.[7][8][9]
Atwell has authored nine books on teaching. In The Middle: New Understandings About Writing, Reading, and Learning (1987) has sold more than half a million copies.[7][3]
Shoplifting[]
Nancie Atwell was apprehended on theft charges in 2016 and 2018.[10]
Selected books[]
- In The Middle: New Understandings About Writing, Reading, and Learning (1987).
- Side by Side
- Lessons That Change Writers
- Naming the World: A Year of Poems and Lessons
- The Reading Zone
- Systems to Transform Your Classroom and School
See also[]
- Hanan Al Hroub 2016 winner.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Kristoff, Lisa (June 3, 2013). "CTL founder retires". Boothbay Register. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize". Modern Language Association. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Coughlan, Sean. "Global teacher prize winner to give away $1m". BBC News. 15 March 2015.
- ^ "About The Global Teacher Prize". Varkey Foundation. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nancie Atwell Of Maine Wins $1 Million Global Teaching Prize". NPR. 16 March 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gambino, Lauren. "The world's best teacher lives in rural Maine and doesn't care about test scores". The Guardian. 23 March 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Associated Press. "Maine Teacher Wins $1 Million Global Teacher Prize in Dubai". New York Times. 15 March 2015.
- ^ Marsh, Sarah. "US teacher wins $1m for developing reading and writing skills". The Guardian. 15 March 2015.
- ^ "10 Incredible Facts about Prize Winner Nancie Atwell" Archived March 19, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. VarkeyFoundation.org. 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Maine teacher who won $1 million to be sentenced for shoplifting". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
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