Talks With Teachers

Curtis Chandler ELA teacher, 2011 Kansas Teacher of the Year (Wamgeo Middle School -- Wamego, KS)  Resource of the Week: Twitter Chats  #aplitchat #elachat  #apbiochat #engchat    Segment I – Background and Inspiration Tell your story. Where are you from and how long have you been teaching? What classes have you taught?  – Curtis has taught for 17 years, just outside of Topeka, Kansas. He is at Wamego Middle School but he is someone that moved a lot as a child because his father was in the military. Curtis was not a stellar student but he had a few teachers that encouraged him, put books in his hands, and allowed him to learn through creative activities.   Who has helped you in your journey to become a master teacher?  – He has been helped by a lot of talented professionals, like the Center for Teaching Quality. Yet, his first set of models were his parents. His mom was a teacher and his dad was military. He spent a lot of time overseas and his parents dragged him to every museum, attraction, cultural center