Big Ideas in Education is continuing its four-part series profiling the four finalists for the 2022 National Teacher of the Year. Be sure to check out our Part 1 of our series (Episode 157) about finalist Whitney Aragaki from Hawai’i, Part 2 of our series (Episode 158) about finalist Autumn Rivera from Colorado, and Part 3 of our series (Episode 159) about finalist Kurt Russell from Ohio. This week, we are concluding our series by profiling finalist Joseph Welch, a history teacher in the North Hills School District in Pennsylvania. Sarah and Ryan highlight Mr. Welch’s innovative approaches to teaching the subject matter and he inspiring ways that he makes and impact with his students.

Visit ntoy.ccsso.org to learn more about the four National Teacher of the Year Finalists!

https://nextpittsburgh.com/kidsburgh-pittsburgh/whats-it-take-to-be-pas-teacher-of-the-year-check-out-joe-welch-of-north-hills-middle-school/

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)i
Producer: Ross Ulysse