{"id":10902,"date":"2023-03-14T10:55:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T15:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=10902"},"modified":"2023-03-27T16:02:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T21:02:13","slug":"two-recent-alums-honored-as-outstanding-beginning-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/14\/two-recent-alums-honored-as-outstanding-beginning-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Two recent alums honored as Outstanding Beginning Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March 14, 2023&#8211;Two 含羞草社区 graduates were recently awarded Outstanding Beginning Teacher Awards by the Missouri Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (MACTE).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-10903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/03\/vasia-katsanou-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"vasia katsanou\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/03\/vasia-katsanou-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/03\/vasia-katsanou-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Vasia Katsanou <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Education-Art degree. She is the K-12 art teacher for the Buchanan County R-4 School District. She not only teaches all 13 grades, but she developed and wrote the art curriculum for her district. Katsanou \u201cis an excellent example of a highly qualified teacher making a difference in the lives of the students in this small rural school district,\u201d according to her nomination letter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe best part about being a teacher is to see that you have shifted a student\u2019s mindset towards growth, by responding to their individual needs,\u201d Katsanou said. \u201cA proud teacher moment is when they smile and say \u2018I did this!\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-10945 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/03\/presada-gatewood-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"student mother teacher celebrate kindness\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/03\/presada-gatewood-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/03\/presada-gatewood-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/03\/presada-gatewood-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/03\/presada-gatewood-1-310x310.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/03\/presada-gatewood-1.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Presada (Clark) Gatewood <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She is a teacher at Liberty Oaks Elementary in the Liberty 53 School District. Gatewood \u201cis a vibrant, thoughtful and compassionate elementary teacher\u2026who goes above and beyond for them, especially those who have experienced bullying,\u201d her nomination letter read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEverybody wants to feel like they belong, everybody wants to feel connected to another person,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kctv5.com\/2022\/05\/11\/celebrate-kindness-teacher-goes-above-beyond-student-who-was-bullied\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gatewood told KCTV 5 last year when she was presented with a Celebrate Kindness Award<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cKids can\u2019t really thrive in life if they don\u2019t have the bare minimum, the essentials, and a sense of belonging is one of those essential things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Katsanou and Gatewood were among 56 beginning teachers recognized during the MACTE Spring Conference in Columbia, Missouri, earlier this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">含羞草社区 is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 14, 2023&#8211;Two 含羞草社区 graduates were recently awarded Outstanding Beginning Teacher Awards by the Missouri Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (MACTE).\u00a0 Vasia Katsanou graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Education-Art degree. She is the K-12 art teacher for the Buchanan County R-4 School District. 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