'My friends, classmates, and Mr. Norris were more like my family,' one student said of her class with Alabama's teacher of the year.
Jeffrey L. Norris, an educator at Oak Mountain Middle School in Shelby County, was announced Wednesday night as Alabama Teacher of the Year by the state Board of Education in Montgomery.
Norris began his teaching career as an educator for third- and fifth-grade students and as a special education teacher in the Shelby County School System. “During my career, I have attended professional development workshops, completed research, and presented state and local workshops on positive classroom transformations,” Norris continued. “A physical change of the classroom environment can set the tone for learning and immediately grabs students’ attention and focus. It provides a cohesive theme, which ties standards to learning and classroom activities.
Also at the event, Kevin Pughsley, a science teacher at Berry Middle School in Hoover, was named Alternate Teacher of the Year.
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