Marilyn Myers Earns At-Promise Administrator of the Year Award

Dr. Marilyn Myers, of the Florida Virtual School, has a long history of serving her community’s most “at-promise” students.  As a teacher, teacher-leader, and administrator in a high poverty school, Dr. Myers’ reputation as an educator is unsurpassed.  She seeks new avenues to engage student learning and individual success.  Beyond academic strategies, she also models important values to students.  She sponsors five after-school organizations that support at-promise youth, including leadership, entrepreneurial, and safe student opportunities to keep students engaged in school.  Dr. Myers’ work with the Virtual School has epitomized the school mission of offering disadvantaged students access to a wide array of courses – ranging from advanced placement and college preparatory classes to credit recovery opportunities.  She is dedicated to her students and teachers and provides relevant professional development to ensure student learning and mastery of content.

Alex Kajitani searched for a way to incorporate his middle school students’ love of rap music with the knowledge he wanted them to learn in mathematics.  In 2006, MathRaps was born. The Rappin’ Mathematician, Volume 1, uses rap music to promote a positive lifestyle, real self-confidence, and an increased interest in math.

More...