Each year as a faculty and staff, we nominate individuals for our Core Awards who uphold the core values of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. We vote on finalists and announce the winner during the annual Sing-a-long Event, held the last day of school for winter break.
We a pleased to announce that this year's Certified Instructional Support Person of the Year is our Magnet Coordinator, Mrs. Amanda Gordon.
Check out Mrs. Gordon's STATS:
Background:
-born in
Winston-Salem and grew up in Westfield, NC
-attended
Nancy Reynolds Elementary and North Stokes Jr & Sr High Schools
-2000 High
School Valedictorian, Homecoming Court, BETA Club, Chief Junior Marshall
Education/Degrees:
-Bachelor of
Fine Arts in Studio Art Education with K-12 Teaching Licensure from UNCG
-K-12 AIG
Certification UNC Charlotte
-National
Board Certified Teacher in Early Elementary Art Education
Educational
Experiences:
-19 years in education
-2004-2022 18
years teaching art
-2018-2023 Magnet
Coordinator
-2013-2014
Differentiation Specialist
-2007-2010 AIG
Teacher & Coordinator
-2006-2008
Technology Facilitator
Awards or
Recognitions:
-2011 Teacher
of the Year
-2013 Kennedy Center
Arts Education Excellence Team Award
-2014 Student
Honorable Mention Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts
-2016 NC A+
Schools Educator of the Year
-2016 WSFCS
Arts Council Teacher of the Year
-2017 WSFCS
District Magnet Teacher of the Year
-2017-2022 WSFCS
Teacher Academy Teacher Leader
-2021 NC Art
Ed Association Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Teacher of the Year
-2021 NCCAT
Honored Educator
-2023
Certified Instructional Support Person of the Year
Community
& Extra Curricular Involvement:
-Fall
Festival, Multicultural, Black History, Hispanic Heritage, Yearbook Committees
-Member of
Sovereign Grace Chapel (webmaster/social media, sound tech, musician, Bible
Study)
-Stokes County
Arts Council Board Member, Visual Arts Chair
-North
Carolina Art Education Association Board Member, Social Media Master
Hobbies:
-photographer
at Amanda Gordon Photography and AmazingAAG Photography
-social media
master for art, photography, arts council, church
-singing and playing
string instruments (mandolin, guitar)
-art: drawing,
painting, weaving, mixed media
Family:
-married,
husband is in law enforcement
-8 nieces and
nephews
-oldest in my
family with 3 siblings
-influenced
and inspired by grandparents, grew up singing with them in church
-influenced
and inspired by godparents who I met in my current church
-known for
“adopting” my closest friends into my family and has a large extended family
Colleagues
describe Mrs. Gordon by saying:
-Mrs. Gordon
does an incredible amount of work that most people are not aware of.
CONGRATULATIONS MRS. GORDON!
