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When Amelia Carr taught her kindergartners to recognize words by sight, she got a little help from her siblings. In a YouTube video<\/a>, the trio belts out Sister Sledge\u2019s \u201970s anthem We Are Family<\/em>, with Carr demonstrating on a whiteboard how to write the word \u201cwe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UMW alumna Amelia Carr recently received the 2021 New Elementary Teacher award from Fairfax County Public Schools. Carr earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 2019 and a master’s degree in elementary education from UMW’s College of Education last year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For her ingenuity, passion and knack for making learning fun, the University of Mary Washington alumna was recently named Fairfax County Public Schools\u2019 2021 Outstanding New Elementary Teacher.<\/p>\n

In her classroom at Bucknell Elementary, a Title I school near her hometown of Alexandria, Virginia, Carr puts into practice the lessons she learned at UMW. Navigating a worldwide pandemic and teaching online was challenging, she said, but also a confidence and creativity builder. \u201cI wanted to make my instruction as engaging as possible,\u201d she said of virtual learning, which lasted through late February for most of her students.<\/p>\n

Carr, who dreamed her whole life of becoming a teacher, said she was \u201cinstantly drawn to Mary Washington\u201d because it was a small, in-state school with a strong College of Education (COE). She earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in English with a focus in creative writing and a minor in social justice in 2019, and student taught in Stafford County Public Schools. Last year, she received a master\u2019s degree in elementary education from UMW.<\/p>\n

At Mary Washington, Carr discovered \u201cwonderful mentor teachers,\u201d like Associate Professor John Broome, who taught her culturally responsive teaching practices that have helped her make her classroom more inclusive. Her students greet each other in their native languages, learn about each other\u2019s cultures and read books representative of their diverse backgrounds. They also had a say in developing classroom rules and norms.<\/p>\n

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Amelia Carr with Fairfax County Public School Superintendent Scott Braband after receiving the 2021 New Elementary School Teacher award. Photo courtesy of Fairfax County Public Schools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAmelia equally cares about her students\u2019 emotional development and their academic growth,\u201d Fairfax County Public Schools said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cShe understands children learn best when they feel welcomed, loved and represented.\u201d<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor Melissa Wells said that Carr\u2019s dedication to equity in education was apparent even as an undergraduate. \u201cShe advocates for all students and families as valuable members of her classroom learning community. Watching her flourish in her first year of teaching has been a joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

From Wells, Carr learned arts integration practices that she incorporated into her teaching. She used puppet theater to help her kindergartners learn how to read, played tambourine so they could count beats and sang songs about life cycles and sustainability<\/a>. She read books like The Ant and the Grasshopper<\/em> and The Giving Tree<\/em> to help students learn to think critically and ask questions. She also planned online field trips with Google Earth and organized virtual lunches and play groups to foster socialization.<\/p>\n

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Incorporating culturally responsive teaching practices into her curriculum, Carr reads books representative of her students’ diverse backgrounds. Here, she reads Alexandra Penfold’s “All Are Welcome” to her kindergartners on the first day of virtual school last fall. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Carr completed a master’s degree in elementary education at Mary Washington last year. Here, she presents on the value of arts integration in the classroom at a College of Education event. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

In addition, Carr invited virtual guest speakers, including a veterinarian, entomologist, high school football coach, former NFL player and her students\u2019 parents, to speak about their careers. \u201cA major part of the kindergarten curriculum is learning about the people who help our community function,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her students have graduated to first grade, but that doesn\u2019t mean Carr will stop teaching over the summer. Through the Bridge to K program in Fairfax schools, she\u2019ll help incoming kindergartners prepare for the year ahead, and she plans to spend some of her free time tutoring children before heading back to the classroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing beats the feeling of seeing your students have their light bulbs go on,\u201d she said. \u201cBeing a teacher is the most humbling and rewarding job.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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