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Westport High teacher Jacobs, Golden Apple Teacher of the Year, emphasizes literacy and classroom culture
Summary
During a classroom visit, Ms. Jacobs — Westport High’s Golden Apple Teacher of the Year — described using choice and respect to build culture while focusing on reading instruction; students are working on A Raisin in the Sun and will choose sophomore courses in two weeks.
Ms. Jacobs, Golden Apple Teacher of the Year and an English teacher at Westport High School, told an interviewer during a classroom visit that literacy is her priority and that she tries to build a classroom culture of respect that lets students make choices in their learning.
The interviewer observed that students were working in small groups on the play A Raisin in the Sun and said the room had "great energy." Ms. Jacobs described classroom routines in which students select characters, read…
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