Bryan Coburn's Bio
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Bryan Coburn, a pre-engineering, computer programming and business teacher at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill is the 2009-2010 South Carolina Teacher of the Year.
As a 19-year teaching veteran, Coburn mentors new teachers, including those participating in PACE, the state’s alternative certification program, and assists colleagues seeking National Board Certification. A School Improvement Council member, he has been recognized as a master teacher by Project Lead the Way, providing continuing education and mentoring for teachers across the United States, and is a master teacher for advanced placement in computer science.
As he travels the Palmetto State during his residency with the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, & Advancement, Coburn is able to share is passion for teaching and connecting with students to many audiences, including the state’s best and brightest high school juniors and seniors participating in the Teacher Cadet Program and education majors at our state institutions including the those enrolled in the Teaching Fellows Program. Follow his daily blog at www.cerra.org/bryansblog as his quips allow you to join his journey across the state this year.
Bryan Coburn makes learning relevant. For each student he finds a hook – that piece of relational knowledge that helps them discover and master the most difficult topics and stretches the walls of his classroom into their world.
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