Tag: SALEM TEACHERS

As the pandemic disrupted substitute teaching, this Salem teacher worked to lift her colleagues’ spirits

Substitute teacher Leslie Polson in a Woodburn High School PE class on Sept. 27, 2021 (Courtesy/Leslie Polson) Leslie Polson has taught in Oregon classrooms for four decades, but last year, she ended up chopping vegetables. Polson, a Salem substitute teacher, serves as president of the Oregon Substitute Teachers Association. She[Read More…]

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West Salem robotics teacher wins presidential award

West Salem robotics and computer science teacher Greg Smith was honored with a 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) There’s not much lecturing in Greg Smith’s class. Within the first 15 minutes, students are set loose to experiment with programming robots to pick[Read More…]