Teacher of the year

Erik Mortensen with students after being surprised with award

Education

Watauga County Schools auto tech teacher named 2024 Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year

2:12pm December 28, 2023

by Amy Diaz

A Watauga County Schools Auto Tech teacher was named the 2024 Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year in North Carolina.

Oliver Elementary School in Birgmingham, Ala., where Ann Marie Corgill taught until Friday. The recent Alabama Teacher of the Year says she quit her job after being told she wasn't highly qualified to teach fifth grade.

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Recent Teacher Of The Year Resigns In Alabama Over Certification Issues

3:01pm October 31, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"After 21 years of teaching in grades 1-6 I have no answers as to why this is a problem now," Ann Marie Corgill wrote, refusing to pay fees and take tests for another state certification.