2010-2011 AT&T NC Teacher of the Year: DC - Day 2 (5/3) AKA

2010-2011 AT&T NC Teacher of the Year Team

From Left to Right: Vann Lassiter (Northeast Region) • René Herrick (North Central Region) • Courtney Davis (Piedmont-Triad/Central Region) • Amber Alford Watkins (Sandhills/South Central Region) • Joy Jenkins (Northwest Region) • Dorothy Case (West Region) • Jennifer Facciolini (Southeast Region) • David Dahari (Southwest Region) • Stuart Miles (Charter Schools) For more information on any team member or on the AT&T North Carolina Teacher of the Year Program, please click the photograph below.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

DC - Day 2 (5/3) AKA - The day we met the President!

On Monday night we could hardly settle down and get to bed. We were like children on Christmas Eve!

On Tuesday, we all put on our best suits and dresses and prepared to meet the President of the United States. How surreal! The weather was gorgeous and we felt so honored to have this opportunity to speak with President Obama on behalf of the amazing teachers in our states. We stood in line, went through security, some of us (yes, me included) were even told to "hold it down". Such excitement! If you had told me last year, that I would actually meet and talk with the President of the United States, I would not have believed you!

We all filed into the very cool Target Bus and off we went! Wow!

We were each able to meet President Obama and spend a short amount of time in the oval office. Then President Obama announced Michelle Shearer (Maryland) as the 2011 National Teacher of the Year. Congratulations Michelle.

Here are a few more pics from the day!

Click her for a video of the ceremony honoring the 2011 National Teacher of the Year.

After an exciting morning, we were honored by SMART Technologies at dinner. Thanks SMART for your continued support of the National Teacher of the Year Program.