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Teachers Spark Learning Through Observation
Hillside elementary school science teacher Susan Bartol first saw “ Observe r” at a national convention for science educators in Philadelphia last year. The film focuses on the power of observation, how scientists and artists look differently at the world, and how paying attention can spark discovery and reframe knowledge and understanding. “To be an observer, you must find your portal into the wonders of the world. There is a universe everywhere you turn,” the film's trail

Erin Madigan White
Dec 9, 20253 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Watchung Elementary's Brittany Kramer
2025 Peer Inspiration Award Winner This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week to learn more about the impact these educators are making in the Montclair Public Schools. +++ The Peer Inspiration Award is unique in that it is based on nominations from colleagues. Those who nominated Watchung Elementary School's Brittany Kramer for this honor see first-hand the impact that she has on ev

Erin Madigan White
Oct 20, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet High School Counselor Chanda D. Fields
This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week to learn more about the impact these educators are making in the Montclair Public Schools. +++ Montclair High School counselor Chanda D. Fields believes in her students. She believes in their ability to persevere. She believes in their potential to succeed. And, most importantly, she never gives up on them, even in the face of incredibly

Erin Madigan White
Oct 14, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Kay Whang, Charles H. Bullock Elementary School
This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Oct 7, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Renaissance Math Teacher Mark Stulbaum
+ This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Sep 29, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Watchung Elementary's Christina Sparacino
. This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Sep 22, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Gerald Silvera, 'Champion of Students'
This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Sep 16, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Montclair High School Teacher Gary Rudoren
This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Sep 8, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Nishuane Special Ed Teacher Regina Polzella
This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Sep 3, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Bradford Teacher Samantha Martinez
2025 Weston Award Winner This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching....

Erin Madigan White
Aug 25, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Edgemont First Grade Teacher Judith Grodner
This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Aug 11, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Northeast's Kristine Greenhalgh-Checchetto
This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Aug 5, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Buzz Aldrin Math Teacher Dr. Twana Davisson
This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Jul 29, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Hillside Science Teacher Susan Bartol
This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Jul 22, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Bradford Math Teacher Kevin Barry
This is the latest in our series spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Jul 15, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet Glenfield ELA Teacher Charles Anderson
This is the lastest in our series, spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Jul 8, 20252 min read


Weston Awards: Meet MHS English Teacher Anne Baney-Giampoala
This is the first in our series, spotlighting the winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching. Follow along each week...

Erin Madigan White
Jul 2, 20252 min read


MFEE Announces Winners of the 2025 Judy Weston Awards!
Sixteen teachers and one counselor to be awarded $2,000 and honored at public ceremony Sixteen Montclair Public Schools teachers and one...

Erin Madigan White
May 28, 20253 min read


Nominate a Teacher for the 2025 Judy Weston Awards!
Sixteen Montclair Public Schools teachers and one counselor will each be awarded $2,000 The Montclair Fund for Educational Excellence...

Erin Madigan White
Feb 25, 20254 min read
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