Tom Deris - Candidate for Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2013

I am honored to be 1 of 135 candidates for Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2013. Portfolio presentation and program details below: 

"The 2013 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be chosen from a field of 135 candidates. These candidates have accepted their nominations and completed the required materials to become eligible for the honor. The number of candidates is the highest for the Teacher of the Year program since 2005.

This year’s program will name the 49th Minnesota Teacher of the Year, celebrating the tradition of excellence in teaching in Minnesota. Candidates include pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers, from public or private schools.

The 2013 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be announced Sunday, May 5, at the Marriott Minneapolis Northwest in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Over the coming weeks, a 25-member panel of community leaders will name a group of semifinalists, and then finalists."

http://www.educationminnesota.org/news/newsroom/newsreleases/2013/020713-toy.aspx