Past Contest Winners

Let Teachers Teach

Updated: 05/16/2020

Latest Winner

Congratulations to the April 2020 contest winner:

Anne Loether
Teacher, 5th Grade
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.

The May 2020 contest winner will be announced on or about June 15th, 2020, at or about 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Contest Info & Application

Read the full contest rules: here.

Other Winners

March 2020:

Flavia Bahena
Teacher, Grades 3-6
Salinas, California, U.S.A.

February 2020:

Rebecca Gilbertson
Teacher, Grades K-6
Starbuck, Minnesota, U.S.A.

January 2020:

Lynn Speir
Classroom Teacher
Castle, Oklahoma, U.S.A.

December 2019:

Francisco Aguilar
Teacher, 5th Grade
Reseda, California, U.S.A.

November 2019:

Faith Bench
Teacher, 7th Grade
Bradenton, Florida, U.S.A.

October 2019:

Stacy Cummings*
ESE Dept Chair
Bradenton, Florida, U.S.A.

September 2019:

Tamara Poretz
Kindergarten Teacher
West Hills, California, U.S.A.

August 2019:

Jasmine Costello*
Teacher, 5th Grade
Richardson, Texas, U.S.A.

July 2019:

Jessi Schattle*
Teacher, 5th Grade
Richardson, Texas, U.S.A.

June 2019:

Ashley Powell
Teacher, 6th Grade
Bristow, Oklahoma, U.S.A.

May 2019:

Wauneka Leeson
Kindergarten Teacher
Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.

April 2019:

Crystal Garvey
Teacher, 6th Grade
Belvidere, New Jersey, U.S.A.

March 2019:

Michelle Prince
Teacher, 3rd Grade
Trinity, Alabama, U.S.A.

February 2019:

Rebecca Gilbertson
Title 1 Teacher
Starbuck, Minnesota, U.S.A.

January 2019:

Abigail Sagranichne*
Kindergarten Teacher
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.

October 2018:

Andrea Genchi
Special Education Teacher
Simi Valley, California, U.S.A.

September 2018:

Amanda Hinshaw*
Teacher, 4th Grade
Waco, Texas, U.S.A.

August 2018:

Claire Barry
School Counselor
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.A.

June 2018:

Claudia Lebel
Teacher, 7th Grade
Hebron, Connecticut, U.S.A.

May 2018:

Kristen Boyd
Teacher, 1st Grade
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A.

April 2018:

Paula Amaya
Teacher, Grades K-5
Moreno Valley, California, U.S.A.

March 2018:

Raquel Fitzmorris
Reading Interventionist
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.A.

February 2018:

Sheri Wells*
Teacher
Clearfield, Utah, U.S.A.

January 2018:

Diana Diaz
Kindergarten Teacher
Agoura Hills, California, U.S.A.

December 2017:

Juliet Ronk
Kindergarten Teacher
Agoura Hills, California, U.S.A.

November 2017:

Tamara Poretz
Kindergarten Teacher
West Hills, California, U.S.A.

October 2017:

Arcy Badillo-Alarcon
Special Education Teacher
Winnetka, California, U.S.A.

September 2017:

Heidi Steiner
Kindergarten Teacher
Bluffton, Ohio, U.S.A.

August 2017:

Lori Steinerd
Library Media Specialist
Decatur, Georgia, U.S.A.

July 2017:

Shara Garmon*
Special Education Teacher, Grades 3–6
Cordell, Oklahoma, U.S.A

June 2017:

Nadia Reese
Teacher, 3rd Grade
Decatur, Georgia, U.S.A.

May 2017:

Sylvia Proctor
Teacher, 1st Grade
Channelview, Texas, U.S.A.

April 2017:

Francisco Aguilar
Teacher, 5th Grade
Winnetka, California, U.S.A.

March 2017:

Susanne Hannigan
Reading Intervention, Grades K-6
Anchorage, Kentucky, U.S.A.

February 2017:

Melanie Curington
Teacher, 1st Grade
Flora, Mississippi, U.S.A.

December 2016:

Jeri Martin
Library Media Specialist
Buhl, Alabama, U.S.A.

November 2016:

Cheryl Degnan
Library Media Specialist
Central Falls, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

October 2016:

Audrey Kilsey
Title 1 Reading Teacher
Central Falls, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

September 2016:

Carol Maggart
English Dept. Head
Drumright, Oklahoma, U.S.A.

August 2016:

Angela Ewing
Teacher, 2nd Grade, Self Contained
Mansfield, Texas, U.S.A.

July 2016:

Shonda Ronen
Teacher, 1st Grade
Butler, Illinois, U.S.A.

June 2016:

Kelli Anglley
Teacher, 6th Grade English
Elgin, Oklahoma, U.S.A.

May 2016:

Jodi Fendick
Kindergarten Teacher
Vestal, New York, U.S.A.

April 2016:

Jacqueline Kelly
Teacher, 3rd Grade
Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.A.

March 2016:

Mary Phillips
Reading & Math Teacher, Grades 1–8
Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.A.

February 2016:

Melissa Carroll
Teacher, 1st Grade
Ramsey, Illinois, U.S.A.

January 2016:

Nancy LaSlavic
Teacher, 3rd Grade
Mesa, Arizona, U.S.A.

December 2015:

Nicole Varugheese
Music Teacher, 6–8th Grade
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.

November 2015:

Kathy Douglas
Teacher, 1st Grade
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.

October 2015:

Debbie Afsharian
Curriculum Resource Teacher, Kinder through 5th Grade
Pasadena, California, U.S.A.

September 2015:

Carly Zervis
English Teacher, 8th Grade
Citrus Springs, Florida, U.S.A.

August 2015:

Theresa Daniels
Adult ELL Teacher
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.

* Prize remains unclaimed as of December 21, 2024.
Fun Fact
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