{"id":3868,"date":"2022-04-26T16:06:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T16:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=3868"},"modified":"2025-02-06T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:01:32","slug":"top-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/26\/top-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column3868_6da2b6-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column3868_6da2b6-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3868_6da2b6-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3868_6da2b6-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3868_6da2b6-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3868_6da2b6-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3868_6da2b6-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3868_6da2b6-dc{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3868_6da2b6-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column3868_6da2b6-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3868_6da2b6-dc dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"alumna-jahsha-tabron-was-named-delawares-2022-teacher-of-the-year\">Alumna&nbsp;Jahsha Tabron&nbsp;was named Delaware\u2019s 2022 Teacher of the Year.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing any teacher can do is be a mirror to students,\u201d says Tabron, a special education English teacher at Brandywine High School in Wilmington. \u201cWhen you lead a&nbsp;classroom, you talk about assigned&nbsp;readings and healthy habits. But if you also mirror good values, in class and as part of the community, you\u2019re doing much more than just lecturing to your students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tabron has been sharing this&nbsp;message statewide, with educators as well as lawmakers, business leaders, and nonprofit organizations. It\u2019s her&nbsp;goal to highlight the potential that teachers, working together, can have in strengthening a community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStudents need community&nbsp;connections,\u201d she says. \u201cDuring the pandemic this has been difficult, but students need to see the value of education. We can show them this, through the connections we foster with them and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image3868_4187fa-37 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image3868_4187fa-37\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/inset-Jahsha-Tabron-1-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-14426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/inset-Jahsha-Tabron-1-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/inset-Jahsha-Tabron-1-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/inset-Jahsha-Tabron-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/inset-Jahsha-Tabron-1.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption>Jahsha Tabron<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tabron, who earned a Master of Education in School Leadership and Instruction from then-Wilmington College in 2003, is a teacher who strives for inclusion in her classroom. For special education students in grades 9 through 12, inclusion is an urgent need as they face the future. In addition to helping them to relate stories they\u2019re reading to lives they\u2019re living, Tabron is also supporting disabled students in making the transition to post-secondary education or employment and helping their families locate social or behavioral assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a letter nominating Tabron for the Teacher of the Year honor, retired Brandywine High School teacher&nbsp;M. Dwayne Caldwell&nbsp;described how she becomes an active participant in students\u2019 learning: \u201c1) be truthful about what is actually happening; 2) determine the steps that need to be taken to change; and 3) hold yourself accountable for taking the steps. This approach has guided all of her work \u2014 as a building leader, as a mentor to new teachers, with special needs students, and with me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DaSheena Robinson, a Brandy-wine High School alumna who counts Tabron as an inspiration in becoming a teacher, saw Tabron\u2019s care for her classroom firsthand. \u201cSociety could discourage students&nbsp;due to socioeconomic status, race, or intellectual level, but it only took one person to truly believe and invest in order to counter the negativity,\u201d she wrote in a nominating letter. \u201cWhen students were tired and frustrated with life\u2019s circumstances, Mrs. Tabron served as a voice of compassion and hope for a better tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tabron says a \u201cvoice of compassion\u201d is essential for students who are often overlooked. \u201cIt\u2019s important for educators to teach students the power of self-advocacy, to help them find&nbsp;their own voices,\u201d she says. \u201cI will always speak for you until you can speak for yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She believes the key to speaking for the voiceless is listening. Ask only&nbsp;questions about what a person is telling you, without steering the conversation back to yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are so many places to go with that,\u201d she says. \u201cI talked with a friend; you could say I\u2019ve known her for many years. But that project introduced me to so many things I\u2019d not known about her family, her fears, her dreams. It changed the way I&nbsp;listened to everyone. 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