During the week of March 25, 2012 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year and Coventry High School educator, Julie Lima Boyle will be featured on the Pearson Foundation’s digital project, Five Things I've Learned. Boyle's contributions and insights will be included among other leaders whose efforts are improving outcomes for students. See the attached YouTube file to view Julie's recorded video spot.
Five Things I’ve Learned chronicles personal and professional lessons learned from decades of real-world experience, sharing proven practice and wisdom about learning, teaching, and helping others. The series, available at www.thefivethings.org, extends the Pearson Foundation’s mission to share the best practices of the innovators shaping education today. Contributors to Five Things I’ve Learned share a common commitment to improving the fortunes of others through learning.
Julie Lima Boyle works at Coventry High School in Coventry, RI, as an English teacher, as well as the ELA Curriculum Coordinator and department chairperson. Her 14 years of teaching were recognized last year when was selected as the Rhode Island 2012 Teacher of the Year. As a teacher, Boyle works to always be evolving, honing, researching, and finding new ways to communicate a love of reading and writing.
Current contributors to the Five Things series include:
- Public leaders, Claudine K. Brown, assistant secretary for education and access, Smithsonian Institution; and Linda McCulloch, Montana Secretary of State
- Global researchers, including Tony Jackson, vice president for education, Asia Society; Fernando Reimers, founding director, International Education Policy Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard; and Andreas Schleicher, special advisor on education policy to the OECD’s Secretary-General and Head of the Indicators and Analysis Division
- Education business leaders, including Tom Vander Ark, author, Getting Smart; CEO, Open Education Solutions; Tim Waters, president and CEO, McRel; and Julie Young, president and CEO, Florida Virtual School.
To find more about Five Things I’ve Learned, visit www.thefivethings.org and sign up for updates. You can also share the project on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter (#PF5Things).
About the Pearson Foundation
The Pearson Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aims to make a difference by promoting literacy, learning, and great teaching. The Pearson Foundation collaborates with leading businesses, nonprofits, and education experts to share good practice; foster innovation; and find workable solutions to the educational disadvantages facing young people and adults across the globe. More information on the Pearson Foundation can be found at www.pearsonfoundation.org.
