Illinois Teacher of the Year Event
On February 27, NCE hosted Lindsey Jensen, 2018 Illinois Teacher of the Year at the Chicago Campus, where she share her insights, strategies, and ideas for classroom success in her talk ‘Once A New Teacher, Always A New Teacher’.
Lindsey Jensen teaches advanced placement English, Shakespeare, American literature, drama and composition at Dwight Township High School in District 230. Jensen’s many school and community contributions include helping with curriculum redesign, organizing philanthropic events, supervising student teachers, coaching her colleagues, advising students’ extracurricular clubs and activities, and serving her professional association. Jensen received a Bachelor of Science in speech communication from Southern Illinois University and a Master of Arts in teaching in secondary education from Oakland City University. She is earning her doctorate in teaching and learning from Illinois State University.
A link to a video recording of Lidsey Jensen's NLU presentation is now available here.