Golden Apple Academy of Fellows 1997
Mina Dosher Hoover Middle School Albuquerque Sunwest Bank Fellow Caroline Kline Peñasco Jr./Sr. High School Peñasco Los Companeros Fellow Janet Martin Eagle Nest Middle School Eagle Nest RK Strong Fellow Patti Olsen Memorial Middle School Las Vegas Koldyke Fellow Gaylia Wade Truman Middle School Albuquerque PNM Foundation Fellow
Read MoreWells Fargo Grants
New Mexico Teachers, once again Wells Fargo is making a generous donation to help you bring instruction to life in your classroom. Applications are now being accepted for the Wells Fargo and Golden Apple Foundation’s Teacher’s Partner Program. Grants for individual classrooms are available up to $1,000; school-wide or multiple classroom requests can be made for up to $3,000. Click here to learn more and to...
Read MoreCarmen Duran, Kindergarten, Chaparral Elementary, Albuquerque
I know of a teacher who starts each day determined to make it better than the last. Â Who lights up any room with her presence. Â Who recognizes the strengths in each student and builds upon them. Â Who instills confidence in each student with compassion, structure and dynamic energy. Â And of course whose students express their endless laughter when she shares the latest crazy daisy story! Â Ms. Carmen gives her kindergarten students the absolute best start in their education. The...
Read MoreA Well-Educated Person…Does Testing Get Us There?
by Paulo Oemig, 2012 Golden Apple Fellow The standardized testing window for my school district opens in short two weeks, as I presume is the case for most districts around the state. This frenzy for standardization and over testing strikes a chord in those seeking straightforward accountability.  In our haste to succeed in the Race to the Top, we, inevitably, leave students behind. The allure and seductiveness of standardized tests is understandable as the general public and politicians...
Read MoreCharles Domina, 9th-12th grade, Del Norte High School, Albuquerque
Charlie Domina was an inspiration to all of his students and colleagues. Â He truly taught the whole individual, teaching units like “the adolescent brain” connected to “Catcher in the Rye.” Â He bonded with all the students at our school, not just the ones in his class. Â He was a class act, and I can only hope to be half the teacher he was. Christine Beverly, 2008 Golden Apple Fellow
Read MoreThoughts from a Mom who supports education…and Golden Apple
As a wife, mom of two children ages 4 and 6, and a member of the Wells Fargo team, I am honored and blessed to really “have it all.†Most days I struggle to find balance much like most working moms; but one thing is for certain, I am lucky to work for one of America’s most respected and balanced companies, Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo’s commitment to education runs deep much like our 160 years.  We are committed to helping children in New Mexico succeed and seeing that...
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