Deer Point Elementary teacher makes learning memorable
LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WMBB) – Anna Touchton has been teaching at Deer Point Elementary since 2016.
Throughout her tenure, making learning fun has always been her top priority.
From dressing up with her students to teaching them lifelong skills, it's clear to see why both her students and co-workers love having her at the school.
'My biggest thing is teaching them skills they don't know,' said Touchton. 'Having a kid come to you that can't read, and then by the end of the year, they're reading. We have a lot of fun, we dress up, I like to make learning fun. I'm a kid at heart, so I like to do all the fun things, dressing up and teaching them skills to make it fun.'
The work and impact Touchton has across the school's campus does not go unnoticed by her co-workers.
She was recently named Deer Point Elementary's teacher of the year, an award she's honored to receive but feels others are just as deserving.
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'Every teacher is teacher of the year. Every teacher is doing the best that they can and working hard, but it's an honor,' Touchton went on to add. 'I'm humbled to have received it, and it was a big surprise and yeah, humbled.'
One of Touchton's main goals while teaching is to make school memorable.
She wants and has created a learning environment that leaves a lasting impact on her students.
'I think it makes it fun number one, and they don't realize that they're having fun,' Touchton added. 'We're just doing things and it's something they can remember. They can look back and remember what they did in second grade and something that they learned from the experience.'
That is why Anna Touchton is a Class Act.
If there is someone who you think is a Class Act, don't wait to nominate them today.
Remember any employee of a Panhandle school is eligible for this award.
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