SRL’s Connected Educators of the Month 2016

Each month, the Student Reporting Labs program celebrates its amazing teachers by recognizing a Connected Educator of the Month. These teachers go above and beyond every day to carry out the program mission. Educators are nominated for their hard-work, passion and eagerness to guide the next generation of public media journalists to success.

Bernadine Judson | SRL Connected Educators of the Month
May 2016
At Etiwanda High School, Bernadine’s can-do attitude is contagious. Learn why the influx of technology changed her teaching approach here.
Christopher Schwalm | SRL Connected Educators of the Month
April 2016
Christopher teaches at Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, Pennyslvania. Read what he has to say about his teaching philosophy here.
Gina Gray | SRL Connected Educators of the Month
March 2016

Meet Gina – An educator from Dalton Middle School in Dalton, Georgia. Learn how she thinks young people can engage with current events by clicking here.

Melissa Heilig & Sally Griffin | SRL Connected Educators of the Month

January 2016

Cheers to Melissa Heilig and Sally Griffin from Forestview High School in Gastonia, North Carolina. To learn what they think will help engage students in the world around them, click here.

Renee Aalund | SRL Connected Educator of the Month

December 2015

Congratulations to Renee Aalund from Turtle Mountain Community High School in Belcourt, North Dakota. To read more about Renee and what she hopes to accomplish with SRL, click here.
Mary Dunn | SRL Connected Educator of the Month

November 2015

A round of applause for Mary Dunn from Pleasure Ridge Park High School in Louisville, Kentucky. To read more about Mary and what she has learned as part of SRL, click here.
Victor Fernandez | SRL Connected Educator of the Month

October 2015

Get to know Victor Fernandez from Alonzo and Tracy Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus in North Miami, Florida. To read more about Victor and why he believes student voices are important in the news, click here.
Jennifer Overdevest | SRL Connected Educator of the Month

September 2015

Meet Jennifer Overdevest from West Ranch High School in Santa Clarita, California. To read more about Jennifer and learn what she believes are the benefits of training students to tell stories through video, click here.