Education
BY ALEJANDRA
O’CONNELL-DOMENECH
The New York City Department
of Education is awarding
20 k-12th grade educators
this year with Big Apple
Award including a teacher
who created online classes for
her students’ parents to help
with remote learning, an instructor
who set up an online
video game league to help to
build friendships between
students during isolation and
an elementary school dance
instructor who made a fi lm
of her students’ virtual performance
pieces to showcase
their talents.
Since 2012, the Schools
Chancellor has given the
award to educators who have
gone above and beyond to inspire
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students, lead school
communities or ensure their
students are learning course
material. This year’s winners
were chosen by a panel
of fellow “Big Apple” winners,
teacher union representatives
and DOE staffers from
a pool of 11, 328 nominations
and include 10 classroom instructors,
two special education
educators and a bilingual
education teacher.
In addition, this year’s
“Big Apple” class also includes
four Arts Education
Awards in dance, music, theater
and the visual arts as
well as a physical education
award and a pre-k award. All
award winners were either
Central Park East High School teacher Ivelisse Ramos Brannon is the second educator to receive their Big
Apple Award this year. New York City Department of Education.
surprised by an in-person
or virtual visit from Schools
Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter
this year and will be a
part of her teacher advisory
council this upcoming school
year which meets bi-monthly
and contributes to DOE policy
decisions.
“I am so proud to call the
teachers of New York City
my colleagues. They met the
challenges of this pandemic
with creativity, perseverance,
and humanity – serving our
young people remotely and inperson,”
said Schools Chancellor
Porter. “This year’s Big
Apple Award winners represent
everything great about
our educators and the incredible
diversity of experience
and backgrounds they bring
to our schools. I look forward
to working with them on the
Chancellor’s Teacher Advisory
Council over the next
year.”
For a full list of winners,
visit AMNY.com.
KUDOS!
20 New York City teachers
honored with Big Apple Award
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