Students and faculty filled the JSB Auditorium to hear Gary Arnoldson, controller at the David O. McKay School of Education, speak at the Devotional Tuesday, May 14.

Arnoldson explained that one of his favorite candies is M&M’s and his favorite topic is missionary work so he entitled his remarks, “M&M’s of Missionary Minded Members.”

To read more about Arnoldson’s devotional, visit the Universe’s website.

RIVERDALE — People have asked Tanya Tremea if she ever gets tired of teaching first grade at Riverdale Elementary School. After all, she has been teaching there for 26 years.

Her quick answer is always a firm, “No.” She says she loves what she does and sees each day as a new opportunity.

It’s that positive attitude that got her named teacher of the year in Weber School District this year.

“She is the poster child for being optimistic … and most of all an advocate for her students,” Principal Tommy Lee said in the nomination letter to the district.

Tremea said she was surprised by the nomination and even more surprised when she won.

“They just showed up in my room with the award,” she said.

Tremea graduated from Brigham Young University with her bachelor’s degree and received her master’s degree from Grand Canyon University.

To read more about BYU alumna Tremea’s award, visit the Ogden Standard-Examiner’s website.

McKay School of Education Blogger, Chantelle

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Chantelle, a BYU student pursuing a degree in Education, engages in her own version of the QFT and in “The Art of Asking Questions,” she reminds us that the world’s greatest innovations were born out of questions.

To read more about Chantelle’s blog, along with many others, visit The Right Question Institute’s website.

The “Esteem Team” of speakers Barbara Barrington Jones, Brad Wilcox and Kenneth Cope will be in Lodi presenting three fireside sessions and a youth conference during Mother’s Day weekend. The programs are hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All events will be free of charge and open to the public.

To read more about Wilcox’s participation in the fireside, visit the Lodi News-Sentinel website.

National Awards

Distinguished Alumnus Award

Dr. David Wiley is an associate professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University. Originally from Barboursville, he received his undergraduate degree in vocal performance from Marshall University in 1997. He earned his doctoral degree in Instructional Psychology and Technology at BYU in 2000.

To read more about Wiley’s award, visit Marshall University Communications’ website.

Delta High School’s art teacher, Craig Hansen, has been named Utah Art Teacher of the Year for 2013 by the Springville Museum of Art, in conjunction with BYU’s David O. McKay Department of Education.

To read more about Hansen’s award, visit the Millard County Chronicle Progress website.

Brenda Young’s oil painting, “Obsessions,” was not only selected for the show, but won the “Excellence Award” at the 41st annual Utah All-State High School Art Show at the Springville Museum of Art. Young was also named a winner of the Brigham Young University David O. McKay School of Education Outstanding Student of the Year award.

To read more about the winning art piece, visit The Spectrum website.

April 16, 2012

Brad Wilcox describes them as his “captive audience” in the acknowledgements of his new book, “The Continuous Conversion.”

To read more about Brad Wilcox’s new book, visit the Deseret News website.

“A faculty member in the David O. McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University recently received a $25,000 research grant from the National Academy of Education and access to the Measures of Effective Teaching Longitudinal Database.”

To find out more about this research grant, visit the BYU News website.

“A faculty member in the David O. McKay School of Education recently received a $25,000 research grant from the National Academy of Education and access to the Measures of Effective Teaching Longitudinal Database.”

To find out more about Bryant Jensen’s research, visit the Daily Herald website.

April 8, 2013