Lisa Corriveau was born to be an educator.
"I love the connection and impact that I make as a teacher," Corriveau said in an application for Connecticut's 2012 Teacher of the Year.
"I teach to help each child learn, grow and develop into a complete person: one who is satisfied, fulfilled, has developed self-esteem and a sense of integrity, and who ultimately is able to grow on his or her own."
Corriveau's passion for teaching has not gone unnoticed.
Her dedication in the classroom and commitment to students has earned her the honor of Mansfield's 2012 Teacher of the Year.
Each year, the Town of Mansfield honors its exceptional educators with a ‘Teacher of the Year’ award.
In 2011, the Town’s Teacher of the Year Committee received 27 nominations for consideration from parents and students throughout the district.
After a thorough selection process, Corriveau, a music teacher at Dorothy C. Goodwin Elementary School, emerged as Mansfield’s 2012 Teacher of the Year.
Corriveau, who has taught at the elementary school for nearly a decade, was recently recognized for her accomplishment at a Town Board of Education meeting.
“Lisa is a positive, enthusiastic force in our district,” BOE Chairman Mark LaPlaca said at the ceremony. “Our educational community is grateful and proud that she represents us in the best tradition of the profession.”
Corriveau is no stranger to accolade. An educator with more than 20 years of experience, she has been nominated twice in the past for Mansfield’s Teacher of the Year, was recognized as Wethersfield’s Webb Kindergarten Center Teacher of the Year in 2003 and won the Outstanding Teacher Award at Roselle Park Middle School in New Jersey in 1998.
“You’ve brought music into the lives of many students during your teaching career,” State Representative Gregory Haddad (D-Mansfield, Chaplin) said. “The students at Goodwin Elementary have benefited greatly in having you as their music teacher during the last eight years. We thank you for all you’ve done and will continue to do for our students.”
Corriveau said she has always felt “fortunate” to do what she does.
“I get to make music with young people all day, every day,” she said. “You haven’t truly lived, until you’ve done the Hokey Pokey with three-year-olds,” Corriveau said to laughs from those in attendance.
Goodwin Principal Debra Adamczyk said that those fortunate to work with Corriveau on a daily basis see the "effects of her life’s work" on the faces of their students, and that Corriveau's love of music transcends to those around her.
"Lisa is one of the best we have,” Adamczyk said.
“I have absolutely no doubt that Lisa has given our students a gift that’s going to outlive the memories they have of elementary school. She’s helped each of them find the musical and creative spirit. Lisa touches the music hearts and minds of every child. …She believes she can change lives, and so she does.”
Source:
mansfield.patch.com
"I love the connection and impact that I make as a teacher," Corriveau said in an application for Connecticut's 2012 Teacher of the Year.
"I teach to help each child learn, grow and develop into a complete person: one who is satisfied, fulfilled, has developed self-esteem and a sense of integrity, and who ultimately is able to grow on his or her own."
Corriveau's passion for teaching has not gone unnoticed.
Her dedication in the classroom and commitment to students has earned her the honor of Mansfield's 2012 Teacher of the Year.
Each year, the Town of Mansfield honors its exceptional educators with a ‘Teacher of the Year’ award.
In 2011, the Town’s Teacher of the Year Committee received 27 nominations for consideration from parents and students throughout the district.
After a thorough selection process, Corriveau, a music teacher at Dorothy C. Goodwin Elementary School, emerged as Mansfield’s 2012 Teacher of the Year.
Corriveau, who has taught at the elementary school for nearly a decade, was recently recognized for her accomplishment at a Town Board of Education meeting.
“Lisa is a positive, enthusiastic force in our district,” BOE Chairman Mark LaPlaca said at the ceremony. “Our educational community is grateful and proud that she represents us in the best tradition of the profession.”
Corriveau is no stranger to accolade. An educator with more than 20 years of experience, she has been nominated twice in the past for Mansfield’s Teacher of the Year, was recognized as Wethersfield’s Webb Kindergarten Center Teacher of the Year in 2003 and won the Outstanding Teacher Award at Roselle Park Middle School in New Jersey in 1998.
“You’ve brought music into the lives of many students during your teaching career,” State Representative Gregory Haddad (D-Mansfield, Chaplin) said. “The students at Goodwin Elementary have benefited greatly in having you as their music teacher during the last eight years. We thank you for all you’ve done and will continue to do for our students.”
Corriveau said she has always felt “fortunate” to do what she does.
“I get to make music with young people all day, every day,” she said. “You haven’t truly lived, until you’ve done the Hokey Pokey with three-year-olds,” Corriveau said to laughs from those in attendance.
Goodwin Principal Debra Adamczyk said that those fortunate to work with Corriveau on a daily basis see the "effects of her life’s work" on the faces of their students, and that Corriveau's love of music transcends to those around her.
"Lisa is one of the best we have,” Adamczyk said.
“I have absolutely no doubt that Lisa has given our students a gift that’s going to outlive the memories they have of elementary school. She’s helped each of them find the musical and creative spirit. Lisa touches the music hearts and minds of every child. …She believes she can change lives, and so she does.”
Source:
mansfield.patch.com
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