Full Text of HR0286 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Rebecca Hermann, a | 4 | | computer science teacher at John M. Palmer Elementary School, | 5 | | on the occasion of being named a 2023 Amazon Future Engineer | 6 | | Teacher of the Year Award recipient; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year | 8 | | Awards celebrate teachers who work diligently to help students | 9 | | discover the possibilities that computer science and robotics | 10 | | bring for the future; in addition to being formally | 11 | | recognized, award recipients receive $25,000 to expand | 12 | | computer science or robotics education at their school; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Teachers are selected for demonstrating a | 14 | | dedication to educational equity in underserved communities, | 15 | | their commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion within | 16 | | computer science education, and displaying instructional | 17 | | excellence and a record of student achievement; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Rebecca Hermann is one of ten teachers recognized | 19 | | this year, and she is the only teacher selected from the State | 20 | | of Illinois; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Rebecca Hermann, an alumna of Palmer Elementary |
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| 1 | | herself, has been teaching at the school since 2012; as part of | 2 | | the award, she has committed to remain at Palmer Elementary | 3 | | and teach computer science or robotics for the 2023-2024 | 4 | | school year; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, For Rebecca Hermann, receiving the Amazon Future | 6 | | Engineer Teacher of the Year Award is not the first time her | 7 | | dedication to her students has been acknowledged; in 2019, she | 8 | | was one of 16 teachers honored by the Chicago Bears and Symetra | 9 | | with a Heroes in the Classroom Award, which recognizes | 10 | | teachers for their ability to balance the core curriculum with | 11 | | students' individual needs, invest in their long
term success, | 12 | | and build trust among students, parents, and the community; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rebecca Hermann has been the embodiment of Palmer | 15 | | Elementary's mission of empowering students to find value in | 16 | | their individuality and sharing their talents within the | 17 | | community, not only by employing lessons on technical | 18 | | instruction such as 3-D printing, circuit board building, and | 19 | | robotics but also by ensuring her students understand digital | 20 | | citizenship and their role in using technology now and in the | 21 | | future; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 23 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we congratulate Rebecca Hermann on being named a 2023 Amazon | 2 | | Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award recipient, and we | 3 | | thank her for her dedication to the students at John M. Palmer | 4 | | Elementary School; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Rebecca Hermann as an expression of our esteem | 7 | | and respect.
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