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January's Top Teacher: Amy Ziegler

This month's top teacher is helping her kindergartners learn skills they will carry with them for life.

January's Top Teacher: Amy Ziegler

This month's top teacher is helping her kindergartners learn skills they will carry with them for life.

INDIAN HILL SCHOOL TO MEET AMY ZIEGLER. SALLY: CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE OUR EYES AND 12 TOP TEACHER. FOR 21 YEARS, SHE HAS MADE LEARNING, TO LIE FOR HER KINDERS. SHE ENERGIZES THE WHOLE CHILD FROM TIPS OF THEIR TOES TO THE TOPS OF THEIR HEADS. BESIDES COMPOSTING, GARDENING, RECYCLING, AND A CLASS ROASTERY STORE, THEY SET UP THEIR OWN GYM EVERY DAY. THEY DO FIND MUSCLE WORK AND MOTOR WORK. THIS TURNS INTO A JIM CARREY IT IS A LOT OF WORK AT FIRST, BUT THE KIDS LEARNED THAT A STRONG BODY IS A STRONG MIND. SALLY: THE FIRST YEAR OR TWO OF SCHOOL IS SO IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY. SHE IS THRILLED TO BE APART OF A GREAT START. >> WE CAN BE OUTSIDE. WE HAVE 15 ACRES. THEY CAN BE IN THE GARDEN, READ BEYOND EXPECTATIONS, AND BE LOVED. IT IS A WELL-ROUNDED EXPERIENCE. THERE IS A LOT OF ACADEMICS IN KINDERGARTEN, BUT WE STILL PLAY. SALLY: DOCTRINE THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND LEADERSHIP IS PART OF EVERYDAY. >> I WANT THEM TO BELIEVE IN THEIR OWN POWER AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I’M TALKING ABOUT CLASSROOM COMMUNITY FIRST, BUT AS THAT GOES ON IN THEIR LIVES, THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. EDEN: I LOVE THAT. SALLY: WE HAD SUCH FUN. ALSO OF NOTE, AMY’S MENTOR TEACHER WAS MONICA A BLESSED SAVIOR, A TOP TEACHER RECIPIENT IN 2014. THE CIRCLE HAS COME AROUND. EDEN: SHE MUST BE VERY PROUD TO SEE HER HELP OTHER STUDENTS. SALLY: WE WANT TO HEAR GREAT TEACHERS IN YOUR SCHOOLS. NOMINATE THEM ON OUR WEBSITE AT WISN.COM. WE HAV
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January's Top Teacher: Amy Ziegler

This month's top teacher is helping her kindergartners learn skills they will carry with them for life.

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