{"id":31958,"date":"2017-02-27T09:01:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T14:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=31958"},"modified":"2017-02-27T09:01:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T14:01:10","slug":"maria-swartzentruber-11-ma-16-wins-virginia-math-educator-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/maria-swartzentruber-11-ma-16-wins-virginia-math-educator-year-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Swartzentruber &#8217;11, MA &#8217;16 wins Virginia math educator of the year award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>Maria Swartzentruber, a fifth-grade teacher at Linville-Edom Elementary School, has made it her mission to get students excited about math. [Swartzentruber graduated in 2011 with a degree in education and completed her master&#8217;s degree in education in 2016.]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>Since she began working at Linville-Edom six years ago, the Harrisonburg resident has created various activities for her students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>In one exercise, which she calls \u201cnumber talks,\u201d students are given a problem they must solve in their head before discussing their problem-solving strategies with their classmates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tncms-region-article_instory_top\" class=\"tncms-region hidden-print\">\u00a0&#8220;They get so excited and try to come up with the different ways to solve it,\u201d the 27-year-old said. \u201cThey just like to rise to the challenge.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Next month, Swartzentruber\u2019s dedication to teaching will be recognized at the Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>She will receive the 2017 William C. Lowry Mathematics Educator of the Year Award for the elementary school level at the March 10 event, which will take place at James Madison University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Rockingham County Public Schools announced the accomplishment on Wednesday, a couple of weeks after Swartzentruber heard the news.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cI had tears in my eyes because it\u2019s such an honor. I work with the best colleagues. I feel very grateful,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel very humble just because I know there are so many talented teachers out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Jenny Gibson, RCPS\u2019 coordinator of math, nominated Swartzentruber for the award in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s created a really safe environment where students are thinking and reasoning through any problem-solving activities she gives them,\u201d Gibson said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Swartzentruber doesn\u2019t just offer activities that engage students, Gibson said. She also helps students work through any difficulties they face and tailors her lessons around what they learn each day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Her teaching style has been well-received.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just very evident when you walk in the classroom that her students want to be there,\u201d Gibson said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>The feeling is mutual.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u201cThey make me laugh every day,\u201d Swartzentruber said. \u201cI wake up and I\u2019m excited every day to go to work and see my students and see those light bulb moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Article re-printed with permission from the Feb. 21, 2017 Daily News-Record.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Swartzentruber, a fifth-grade teacher at Linville-Edom Elementary School, has made it her mission to get students excited about math. 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