This past year, my sister-in-law, Jodi Antinori was named Teacher of the Year. She traveled with fellow teachers to Denmark with the Center for International Understanding (http://ciu.northcarolina.edu/). The trip was funded by the James G. K. McClure Foundation.
Here is the link to Jodi’s Denmark blog:
http://jantinori.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/hello-world/
Yancey County Teacher of the Year Jodi Antinori

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Jodi grew up in North Dakota and moved to Burnsville, NC in 2003 with her husband Joe, and three boys, Luke, Vincent and Theo. She has been working at Burnsville Elementary since 2004. Before coming to Burnsville she taught for five years in New Jersey and for two years in Papua New Guinea as a Peace Corps Volunteer. (She met her husband Joe in the Peace Corps. Joe is a family doctor in Burnsville.) She graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1991 with a BSEd in Secondary Social Science Education. In 2003 She received her MSEd in Early Adolescent Education from Bank Street College in New York. In 2010 Jodi earned her National Board Certification.
Good job Jodi and you know TJ MIddle School has been missing you ever since!
Wow! So impressive, and well deserved. I have the distinction of hanging with Tacher of the Year Jodi all week at the Girt! So glad to know that Jodi has been recognized for her contribution to the educational system in Burnsville.
Jodi rocks!