Darlene Burks, MBA on LinkedIn: I am on the cover of Volume I of Alvin Smith's Black In Cleveland book… | 13 comments (2024)

I do a lot of amazing things in my classroom, and it shows! #nwea #ixl #studentsuccess #celebratecmsd #3peat

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The 4th Annual Freshmen Short Film & Short Story Festival was a huge standing-room only success. Each year, I work to improve so I added a Walk of Fame of previous “Benny” winners and a digital program of all of my 9th graders’ creations. A Benny is an award given at the festival for outstanding work, and it is in honor of our school’s namesake, Gen. Benjamin O. Davis. He embodied excellence!Check out the digital program: https://lnkd.in/ewGnUX3C

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Wow! The professional development I have received as an OU Communcation Fellow has been THE BEST. I had this innovative idea to build my students’ presentation skills and confidence with VR Headsets, and these two guys along with so many others have equipped me with the knowledge to do it. My students will practice at various levels in virtual reality, gaining a “pre-ality,” with the goal of finally removing the headsets. A huge thank you to my mentor Professor Eric Williams! #iteachfreshmen #OUcommunicationfellow #iloveteachingfreshmen #cmsdeducator #iteachELA #ohiouniversity💚💚💚

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I have had an amazing opportunity to teach many talented writers this year. I wanted to make sure that my Freshmen ended the school year as published authors, and that goal was accomplished. An Anthology of Freshmen Poems and Short Stories for the Freshmen at Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School was published and a Book Signing was held to celebrate being Young, Gifted, and Published! #therealdavisam #younggiftedandpublished #iteachfreshmen #iloveteachingfreshmen #fantasticfreshmen

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This year’s Poetry Slam was a huge success! Students who didn’t want to present initially asked to present at the end. Preparing my freshmen for future success is the goal. #iteachfreshmen #iloveteachingfreshmen #IteachELA #therealdavisam #poetryslam2023

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I have been chosen as one of the 2023 Communication Fellows for Ohio University! My classroom will get VR Headsets, and I will get professional development, a free college course, and access to an awesome network of committed educators as well as other benefits. My God keeps blessing me over and over and over and over again! 🙌🏽 #elateacher #educator #awardwinningeducator #iteachfreshmen #iloveteachingfreshmen #therealdavisam

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My Excellence in Teaching Award page is live …. Yaaaaay! https://lnkd.in/g3eYa_iY And I recently learned that my students’ PSAT scores are the highest that my school has ever seen!!! My kids are so smart! #excellence #iteachfreshmen #iteachela #davisam #celebrateCMSD #highexpectations

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I am a recipient of the 2022 Excellence In Teaching Award for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, and I am so proud!!! #iteachfreshmen #englishteacher #excellenceinteaching #celebratecmsd

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Many of my colleagues at Davis signed a banner to offer their congratulations to me for winning the Excellence In Teaching Award! #iteachfreshmen #cmsd #iloveteachingfreshmen #excellenceinteaching #davisam

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I give my students my best, and I require that they give me their best. The synergy that this creates in my classroom is so amazing! We get to read, write, speak, and learn on an optimal level. We also get to showcase talent with tests, projects, and events. As a byproduct of my efforts to help prepare my freshmen for their futures, I won the Excellence in Teaching Award for 2022 in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. I am 1 of 10 selected, and I am so proud. #excellence #iteachfreshmen #iloveteachingfreshmen #davisam #cmsd #educator #awardwinningeducator

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