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title: Appreciating Our Teachers Of The Month
description: As a part of Teacher Appreciation Week, we would like to once again highlight several of our past Teachers Of The Month. Thank you for all you do.
---

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# [Appreciating Our Teachers Of The Month](https://news.openupresources.org/appreciating-our-teachers-of-the-month)

 Written by [Open Up Resources](https://news.openupresources.org/author/open-up-resources) | May 7, 2021, 11:00:00 AM

Every month, Open Up Resources names a Teacher Of the Month in Math and EL Education. These teachers have all shown excellence in the classroom and exceptional support within the Open Up Resources National Professional Learning Community.

As a part of Teacher Appreciation Week, we would like to once again highlight the Teachers Of The Month named over the past six months. Each of these teachers inspire us, as do so many others within our community. We appreciate you this week, and every day of the year.

Take a moment to look at our past Teachers of the Month to see how they’ve made a difference in their classrooms. These teachers' work with [*EL Education K–8 Language Arts*](https://openupresources.org/ela-curriculum/el-education-k-8-language-arts/)  and [*Open Up Resources 6–8 Math*](https://access.openupresources.org/curricula/our6-8math) makes them some of the most innovative teachers in the country. The *EL Education K–8 Language Arts* curriculum inspires a new way of teaching language arts by engaging students through compelling, real-world content to build equitable and inclusive learning opportunities. The *Open Up Resources 6–8 Math* curriculum inspires a new way of teaching math by transforming classrooms into “hives of activity” focusing on discussion, questioning, debate, and the deeper conceptual learning of mathematics that follows. 

**April 2021**  
[EL Education: Stacy Duran](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-stacy-duran)  
[Math: Meghan Miceli](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-meghan-miceli)

**March 2021**  
[EL Education: Cortney Stanton](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-cortney-stanton)  
[Math: Morgan Curry](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-morgan-curry)

**February 2021**  
[EL Education: Erin Elrod](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-erin-elrod)  
[Math: Mary K. Lemoine](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-mary-k.-lemoine)

**January 2021**  
[EL Education: Heather Mann](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-heather-mann)  
[Math: Julie Lefebvre](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-julie-lefebvre)

**December 2020**   
[EL Education: Dr. Amy Whitener](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-amy-whitener)  
[Math: Edina Martinovic](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-edina-martinovic)

**November 2020**  
[EL Education: Heather Plassman](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-heather-plassman)  
[Math: Michael Carden](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-michael-carden)

Open Up Resources is a non-profit on a mission to increase equity in education by making excellent, top-rated curricula freely available to districts. You can learn more at [www.openupresources.org](http://www.openupresources.org/). Learn more about our National Professional Learning Communities [here](https://openupresources.org/social-community/).

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