March 2023 Art Teacher of the Month
Shannon Molter
Teacher: Shannon Molter
School: Hawthorne Elementary School, Waukesha
Nominated by: Carina Masis
Why Shannon was nominated:
Ms. Shannon Molter serves as an inspirational art teacher to every student she encounters. Her passion for art is evident as she offers her students the opportunity to explore and learn as artists through diverse and culturally relevant experiences. Her authentic style of teaching art has positively impacted our Hawthorne students and community in many ways.
Ms. Molter inspires and positively influences our students as artists on many levels. Her passion for art and impacting children is evident throughout her daily interactions. She creates magical art experiences for our students by incorporating artistic styles and many cultural perspectives.
What makes Ms. Molter stand out from others is her unwavering belief in all of our students. She also organizes and leads an after school art club offering our student the opportunity to extend their creativity and love of art after the school day is over. She collaborates with her specialist team on a regular basis, helps plan engaging assemblies and has helped lead many school projects such as our Hawthorne garden and outside Praire.
Ms. Molter goes above and beyond creating and promoting positive relationships with our students. She is very proactive, and uses PBIS strategies to create a strong and positive learning environment. She intentionally plans her lessons cognizant that her students learn differently. She includes visual, hands on, auditory and kinesthetic methods of instruction, while allowing her students the opportunity to show their art in the same diverse ways. Ms. Molter has created a strong relationship between our school and the Milwaukee Art museum, providing the opportunity for our students to visit the museum and extend their learning while observing other artist's work. The school she serves also has a large Spanish-speaking population and Ms. Molter has eagerly began taking Spanish classes and even taking a summer trip to rural Mexico to improve her skills and visit local artists.
Congratulations!
School: Hawthorne Elementary School, Waukesha
Nominated by: Carina Masis
Why Shannon was nominated:
Ms. Shannon Molter serves as an inspirational art teacher to every student she encounters. Her passion for art is evident as she offers her students the opportunity to explore and learn as artists through diverse and culturally relevant experiences. Her authentic style of teaching art has positively impacted our Hawthorne students and community in many ways.
Ms. Molter inspires and positively influences our students as artists on many levels. Her passion for art and impacting children is evident throughout her daily interactions. She creates magical art experiences for our students by incorporating artistic styles and many cultural perspectives.
What makes Ms. Molter stand out from others is her unwavering belief in all of our students. She also organizes and leads an after school art club offering our student the opportunity to extend their creativity and love of art after the school day is over. She collaborates with her specialist team on a regular basis, helps plan engaging assemblies and has helped lead many school projects such as our Hawthorne garden and outside Praire.
Ms. Molter goes above and beyond creating and promoting positive relationships with our students. She is very proactive, and uses PBIS strategies to create a strong and positive learning environment. She intentionally plans her lessons cognizant that her students learn differently. She includes visual, hands on, auditory and kinesthetic methods of instruction, while allowing her students the opportunity to show their art in the same diverse ways. Ms. Molter has created a strong relationship between our school and the Milwaukee Art museum, providing the opportunity for our students to visit the museum and extend their learning while observing other artist's work. The school she serves also has a large Spanish-speaking population and Ms. Molter has eagerly began taking Spanish classes and even taking a summer trip to rural Mexico to improve her skills and visit local artists.
Congratulations!
February 2023 Art Teacher of the Month
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Teacher: Emily McCabe
School: Edgerton High School, Edgerton, WI Nominated by: Mark Coombs Why Emily was nominated: Mrs. McCabe not only gets great results on her AP portfolios, she is a kid magnet. Her AP scores have increased from a 2.8 in 2018 to 4.00 in 2022. Mrs. McCabe embraces students who traditionally would not continue their career in art to have confidence in their abilities and pursue Art as a career. Annually, she showcases student work at our District Art show. Emily McCabe is Married with 3 school-age children. She has been employed at Edgerton High School for 12 years as our sole ART teacher. Outside the classroom, Emily has been a High School Team Leader for 7 years. She shows kindness and support for students, while holding them accountable and helping them mature as young adults. Congratulations! |
January 2023 Art Teacher of the Month
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School: Prairie View Elementary School, North Prairie, WI
Nominated by: Ann Dudek Why she was nominated: Elizabeth Engelking is an art teacher for Prairie View Elementary & Eagleville Charter School, part of the Mukwonago Area School District. Ms. Engelking goes above & beyond every day to share her love of art with students & staff both in the classroom and beyond. Our hallways our decorated and updated frequently throughout the year, showcasing the student's art projects. Additionally, every year we host an all-school art show, and the time beyond her school hours and the effort she puts into transforming our building to fit that year's theme is amazing. She is always willing to go above & beyond in everything she does. Our students love art class. Beth also spends time promoting the arts through a community event held locally each year and through teaching adult art classes for staff &/or community members. She has also (pre-Covid) worked on bringing in artists to our school and taking students to the Milwaukee Art Museum. |
