Teacher of the Week: Megan Glazewski
BREAKDOWN. HAPPENS. LUCK.
>> TEACH FOR AMERICA. BROUGHT
OUR TEACHER OF THE WEEK TO
NORTH CAROLINA. FIRST IN PITT
COUNTY AND NOW AT A WAKE COUNTY
SCHOOL. WE ARE AT WOODS CREEK
ELEMENTARY TO SURPRISE A
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
COMMITTED TO HER STUDENTS
WELL-BEING AND EDUCATIONAL
JOURNEY. HERE'S KEN SMITH.
>> FEELINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
AND MEGAN LISICKI, SPECIAL
EDUCATION CLASS FROM AND YOU
SEE A FEELING THAT YOU
RECOGNIZE FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS
SPEAK VOLUMES HAVE HERE IT IS.
YEAH, THIS IS YOUR HAPPINESS
SPOT AS SKI SAYS FINDING UNIQUE
WAYS TO COMMUNICATE WITH HER
STUDENTS IS KEY TO A
SUCCESSFUL, HAPPY LEARNING
EXPERIENCE JUST CREATING THOSE
STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR
STUDENTS WHERE THEY WANT TO
KEEP COMING BACK AND
>> THAT THEY FEEL SAFE IN YOUR
CLASSROOM BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ACCEPTED
WHEREVER ELSE THEY WERE.
SO CREATING THAT SAFE SPACE
FOR THEM WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE
IT'S A HOME AWAY FROM HOME AS
CLOSE TO SKI SAYS SINCE HIGH
SCHOOL, SHE WAS INSPIRED TO
WORK WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL
>> WAS GLUED TO SKI, SAYS HER
TIME AS A LONG-TERM SUB IN
AUTISM SUPPORT CLASS EARLY ON
IN HIS CAREER AND HER TEACH
FOR AMERICA EXPERIENCE HELPED
SHAPE THE TEACHER. SHE IS
TODAY.
>> THAT MAKE ME HAPPY TO
PATIENTS AND COMPASSION TO A
CORE VALUE. IT'S IT REALLY
FILLS MY CUP EVERY DAY. BEING
ABLE TO SEE MY STUDENTS GROW
AND SUCH AN INCREDIBLE WAY.
THEY JUST EVERY SINGLE DAY
SURPRISE ME WITH SOMETHING NEW
AS THE DAY KEEPING GOING TO.
>> GOOD MORNING. IT'S JUST
YOU ARE WRAL'S TEACHER OF THE
WEEK.
OUT THERE
>> ALL AND YOU CAN TELL OUR
STUDENTS, OUR BIGGEST FANS KNOW
A TEACHER WHO GOES ABOVE AND
BEYOND NOMINATE THAT PERSON GO