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TEACHING OUTSIDE THE BOX Fayette County Teacher Chosen as Kentucky’s History Teacher of the Year Martha Elizabeth “Beth” Randolph, of Lexington, Ky., was recently named Kentucky’s 2009 History Teacher of the Year. Along with a $1000 prize, she will be in the running for the 2009 American History Teacher of the Year award this fall. The creative projects and fun activities that Randolph’s students engage in throughout the year include learning “The Bill of Rights Rap,” creating PowerPoint projects on various research topics, reading historical fiction, simulating events such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, traveling to sites of historical interest in Lexington and participating in a special field trip to Washington, D.C. A panel of three judges selected by Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) staff chose Randolph as Kentucky’s History Teacher of the Year in June. The state award is administered by KHS and sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. “All three judges commented on the difficulty of this decision due to the high caliber of applicants,” said Rebecca Hanly, project director for the Teaching American History grant. “Ultimately, Ms. Randolph’s active, hands-on classroom projects, in- and out-ofstate field trips and overall love of American history 14 | convinced the judges that she deserved this honor. One judge even noted, ‘I wish she was everyone’s fifth grade teacher.’” Randolph, who completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in elementary education at the University of Kentucky, has been a fifth grade teacher at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Lexington since 1988. She is an active presenter of professional development programs for both new and in-service teachers, is a member of several professional organizations and has received numerous teaching awards, including the state VFW Citizenship Education Award in 2004. In addition to being a candidate for the national American History Teacher of the Year and the prize money, the Gilder Lerhman Institute of American History will donate a collection of history books and materials to the School for the Creative and Performing Arts library. v Five design eras and the commonwealth’s treasures from those times Connections. Perspective. Inspiration. www.history.ky.gov | 502.564.1792
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TEACHING OUTSIDE<br />
THE BOX<br />
Fayette County Teacher Chosen as<br />
<strong>Kentucky</strong>’s History Teacher of the Year<br />
Martha Elizabeth “Beth”<br />
Randolph, of Lexington, Ky.,<br />
was recently named <strong>Kentucky</strong>’s<br />
2009 History Teacher of the<br />
Year. Along with a $1000 prize,<br />
she will be in the running for<br />
the 2009 American History<br />
Teacher of the Year award this<br />
fall.<br />
The creative projects and fun activities that Randolph’s<br />
students engage in throughout the year include<br />
learning “The Bill of Rights Rap,” creating PowerPoint<br />
projects on various research topics, reading historical<br />
fiction, simulating events such as the signing of the<br />
Declaration of Independence, traveling to sites of<br />
historical interest in Lexington and participating in a<br />
special field trip to Washington, D.C.<br />
A panel of three judges selected by <strong>Kentucky</strong> <strong>Historical</strong><br />
<strong>Society</strong> (KHS) staff chose Randolph as <strong>Kentucky</strong>’s<br />
History Teacher of the Year in June. The state award<br />
is administered by KHS and sponsored by the Gilder<br />
Lehrman Institute of American History.<br />
“All three judges commented on the difficulty of this<br />
decision due to the high caliber of applicants,” said<br />
Rebecca Hanly, project director for the Teaching<br />
American History grant. “Ultimately, Ms. Randolph’s<br />
active, hands-on classroom projects, in- and out-ofstate<br />
field trips and overall love of American history<br />
14 |<br />
convinced the judges that she deserved this honor.<br />
One judge even noted, ‘I wish she was everyone’s fifth<br />
grade teacher.’”<br />
Randolph, who completed her bachelor’s and master’s<br />
degrees in elementary education at the University<br />
of <strong>Kentucky</strong>, has been a fifth grade teacher at the<br />
School for the Creative and Performing Arts in<br />
Lexington since 1988. She is an active presenter of<br />
professional development programs for both new and<br />
in-service teachers, is a member of several professional<br />
organizations and has received numerous teaching<br />
awards, including the state VFW Citizenship Education<br />
Award in 2004.<br />
In addition to being a candidate for the national<br />
American History Teacher of the Year and the prize<br />
money, the Gilder Lerhman Institute of American<br />
History will donate a collection of history books<br />
and materials to the School for the Creative and<br />
Performing Arts library. v<br />
Five design eras and the commonwealth’s<br />
<strong>treasures</strong> from those times<br />
Connections. Perspective. Inspiration.<br />
www.history.ky.gov | 502.564.1792
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