Literacy Studies instructor named one of 2018-19 regional teachers of the year

April 13, 2018

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Part-time instructor, Laura Chang, from the Literacy Studies department in the College of Education and Human Development at °ÄÃÅÎå·Ö²Ê, was selected as one of ten Michigan educators named as 2018-19 Regional Teachers of the Year. Chang, an elementary teacher at Sunset Lake Elementary in the Vicksburg Community Schools, will comprise the 2018-19 Michigan Teacher Leadership Advisory Council, a group of teachers dedicated to sharing a teacher’s voice in education discussions throughout the state. She was selected following a multi-level process that began with more than 430 different teachers being nominated by students, staff, and community members. On April 18-19, they will interview with a panel of statewide education stakeholders to determine the 2018-19 statewide Michigan Teacher of the Year (MTOY).