Teacher of the Week: Carrie Oke
LEARN SPECIFICALLY WHO THIS
PERSON IS. WE'LL TRY REPORT
THAT HERE ON WRAL NEWS.
>> WHILE STUDYING FOR A CAREER
IN EDUCATION, A TEACHER OF DO
WE DID HER STUDENT TEACHING IN
PERTH, AUSTRALIA. THIS WAS PART
OF HER UNIVERSITY STUDY ABROAD
PROGRAM. NOW SHE'S USING THAT
EXPERIENCE AS A SOCIAL STUDIES
AND SCIENCE TEACHER AT
UNDERWOOD GT BY 2 OF THE WEEK
TO SCHOOL.
>> OVER HERE, WE HAVE SCISSORS
MARKERS.
>> SHARPIES THE DAY WE SURPRISE
KARAOKE AND HIS STUDENTS WERE
WORKING ON THE SERVICE PROJECT
ON THE M HALF LIKE SANDWICH
STYLE. THIS IS AN ONGOING
PROJECT WHERE SHE HELPS THE
CHILDREN CREATE VALENTINES FOR
SENIORS AT A LOCAL NURSING
HOME. IT BRINGS THEM SO MUCH
JOY TO HAVE LIKE A DECORATION
FOR THEIR ROOM OR AN ART
PROJECT THAT AND SOMETIMES,
YOU KNOW, THEIR KIDS ARE GROWN
UP NOW. AND SO IT'S NICE TO
HAVE THAT.
>> HOMEMADE THAT, YOU KNOW,
LIKE PIECE OF LOVE THAT THEY
CAN LOOK AT. AND I'VE HEARD
THAT THEY KEEP HIM UP EVEN
BEYOND VALENTINE'S DAY THIS
SERVICE. BUT IT IS JUST ONE OF
MANY REASONS WHY THIS OLD IS
KNOWN FOR HER ENERGY AND
CREATIVITY. THAT'S MARKHAM
STUDENTS IMAGINATION AM EXCITED
TO SEE YOUR CREATIONS WAS OAK
IS ACTUALLY CARRYING ON THE
LEGACY OF EDUCATORS IN HER
FAMILY.
>> WHAT SHE DOES FANCY THE IDEA
FROM TIME TO TIME OF BEING AN
ACTRESS. SO BEING A TEACHER
IS SLIGHTLY LIKE BEING AN
ACTRESS BECAUSE YOU'RE ON THE
STAGE. YOUR COMEDIC, YOU HAVE
TO DRAW THEM IN AND I LOVE
SCIENCE. THINK YEAH.
>> THAT ENTHUSIASM IS A
REFLECTION OF THE JOY. SHE
FEELS EACH AND EVERY DAY SHE
GETS TO CREATE MEANINGFUL
LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR HER
STUDENT. I LOVE KIDS TO SEE
THEIR POTENTIAL AND TO BELIEVE
THAT THEY CAN DO ANYTHING LIKE
AS LONG AS THEY PUT IN EFFORT
TOWARDS IT. MS O'CONNOR.
>> WRAL'S TEACHER OF THE WEEK.
>> I
>> MEAN, I LOVED HER
ENTHUSIASM. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
NOMINATE A TEACHER. GOOD OVER