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SJM_EducationDept_Top_Teachers_0320_Cancer_7_09 3 / 3 / 20 3 : 14 PM Page 3 education Kelly Walz ORCHARD VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL Walz keeps her students active and engaged by creating fun lesson plans in a comfortable environment . A sixth - and seventh grade special education teacher , she is aware of how hard navigating middle school life can be , so she regularly encourages kids to get out of their comfort zone and become involved in various activities to broaden their horizons . Whether it is sports or drama , she feels making new friends , not to mention new memories , will create positive experiences and long - term benefits for everyone . Maddie Mullin Patricia Walton Jeff Bruckner J.F . TATEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEARVIEW REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMDEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL A special education teacher , Mullin’s top priority is to A dedicated instructor Bruckner , or Bruck as his students call him , has make learning accessible for all students regardless and lifelong learner , made a noticeable impact on Camden Catholic High of their needs , making sure they know that they Walton is a beam of School that extends much further than his classroom deserve to learn in a happy and safe environment . light for so many at walls . He teaches media , technology and society , Her patient and tireless work helping one particular Clearview Regional digital film production , and film studies while also student with apraxia — Middle School . As the leading students in the production of the school’s a speech disorder that German teacher she is daily morning show . Each student is taught how to affects a student’s innovative in her teaching write a script and work a teleprompter and receives academic perfor - methods by continuously tips on how to present themselves in front of a mance — did not go having her students camera . On top of that , he also created a fundraising unnoticed as she was engage in interactive lessons , trying new German group called Bros4TheGoal to raise funds in the interviewed and foods and reviewing their comprehension of the battle against pediatric cancer . The group has raised featured in a video for foreign language . She is always adding new more than double their original goal of $ 3,000 the N.J . Coalition for pedagogical theories to her lesson plans and and helped to raise the spirits and smiles of children Inclusive Honors incorporating current topics and pop culture into battling cancer at The Children’s Hospital of Program . her curriculum to keep things fresh . Los Angeles . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 12 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 24 |
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SJM_EducationDept_Top_Teachers_0320_Cancer_7_09 3 / 3 / 20 3 : 14 PM Page 4 Holly Maiese HADDONFIELD MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL Maiese has been a Haddonfield Memorial High School teacher in the English depart - ment for 20 years now , focusing on challenging her students academically . She also serves as the cheer coach , where she finds it important to not only build a team of strong cheerleaders , but also strong young women . She always makes time for her students and is known for making each one feel truly cared for by displaying genuine compassion . This in - spired her to start a “ lunch bunch ” group where she spends her own money to buy food and prizes for students while also creating an atmosphere where they can feel comfortable to bond with one another . Maiese also started the school’s student of the month program to reward academic achievement . Janae Zechman SHAWNEE HIGH SCHOOL A guidance counselor for the past 18 years , Zechman continues to show how innovative and motivated she is to continually improve the Shawnee High School counseling center . She finds it important to connect with every student who walks through her doors so their individual needs and desires can be addressed . Zechman introduced the dog therapy program and anxiety center at the school as a way to help bring comfort and stress relief to both students and staff . Monica Giagunto RADIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Giagunto has put over 20 years of passion and dedica - tion into the Monroe Township public school system . She is a proud participant of the Star - W program , a grant - funded venture designed to infuse technology into the curriculum as a means to improve student performance in the areas of language arts literacy . Giagunto is one of four classroom teachers to collaborate and implement the technology provided by the grant . She is also the representative of Radix Elementary School during educational technology conferences , n paving her school’s way to the future . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 12 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 25