The 2020 Skillful Teacher Video Contest
It was 40 years ago, in the first edition of The Skillful Teacher, that Jon Saphier first detailed the research-based pedagogical skills it takes to be an effective teacher. Since then, Dr. Saphier and his RBT colleagues have continued to build on this knowledge and engage teachers and leaders across the country in the deep study of what we call high-expertise teaching.
The 2020 Skillful Teacher video contest was designed to recognize and share the outstanding work of teachers across the country who are working hard to put into practice the skills from The Skillful Teacher in order to provide their students with better teaching every day.
We are pleased to announce our contest winners:
GRAND PRIZE:
Ms. Jamie Fougere
Grade 2, ELA/Special Education
Harwich Elementary
Monomoy Regional Schools, Chatham, MA
RUNNER UP:
Ms. Gretchen Leckie-Ewing
Grade 12, Advanced Placement Literature
Hoover High School
North Canton City School District, North Canton, OH
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Ms. Raquel Moroles
Intensive English
Colegio Americano de Torreon
Torreon, Coahuila, MX
Ms. Rebecca Wait and Ms. Michele DeMaino
Grade 6, Math
Holten Richmond Middle School
Danvers Public Schools, Danvers, MA
Mr. Steven Denlinger
Grade 10, Grammar/Syntactical Structure
Stafford High School
Stafford County Schools, Stafford, VA
Ms. Emily Webb
Grade 1, Art
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD
In this series:
1. Grand Prize: 2020 Skillful Teacher Video Contest: Jamie Foguere
In this video, Ms. Fougere showcases multiple skills from The Skillful Teacher with particular strengths in Management, Instructional Strategies, and Motivation.
2. Runner Up: 2020 Skillful Teacher Video Contest: Gretchen Leckie-Ewing
Ms. Leckie-Ewing leads her class through a discussion of John Donne's poem, "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning." The discussion is student-led and showcases several moves from Making Student Thinking Visible including Agree/Disagree, Compare Thinking, Explain, Restate, Persevere, Allow Struggle, Avoid Judgment, and Add on.
3. Honorable Mention: 2020 Skillful Teacher Video Contest: Raquel Moroles
This video showcases several skills from The Skillful Teacher including Routines, Formative Assessment, and Classroom Climate.
4. Honorable Mention: 2020 Skillful Teacher Video Contest: Rebecca Wait and Michele DeMaino
In this video, students are comparing the questions they came up with around finding the area of triangles to their success criteria to determine if their question is ready to be given to a classmate or needs revisions. This video showcases the skill: Criteria for Success
5. Honorable Mention: 2020 Skillful Teacher Video Contest: Steven Delinger
Mr. Denlinger uses index cards to anonymously collect student responses and then reviews ones with mistakes. This video showcases the skills: Response to Feedback, Overcoming Fear of Mistakes
6. Honorable Mention: 2020 Skillful Teacher Video Contest: Emily Webb
Ms. Webb's first-grade art lesson demonstrates various skills from The Skillful Teacher including Routines, Expectations, and Personal Relationship Building.