Roosevelt’s Sarah Coyle Named 2013 San Mateo County Teacher of the Year for Elementary School
San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools, Anne Campbell has announced that Sarah Coyle, a 6th grade language arts and social studies teacher at Roosevelt School in the Redwood City Elementary School District, is the 2013 San Mateo County Teacher of the Year for Elementary Education.
Superintendent Campbell remarked, “Ms. Coyle is a committed professional whose high expectations for her students result in their buoyed confidence and measurable academic growth. Her enthusiasm and creativity combine to produce a fun and adventurous learning environment.”
One of four teachers selected to participate in a pilot program for the use of iPods to build reading fluency and comprehension, Ms. Coyle is comfortable with innovation and embraces Roosevelt’s instructional model of interdisciplinary project-based learning. When her students studied Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” the class didn’t just read the work, but performed it for peers, parents, and the school community.
To support the needs of struggling learners, Ms. Coyle established an after school homework/tutoring club two days a week utilizing the talents of volunteers she trains herself. Students who participate in the tutoring club receive homework assistance and individual instruction as needed.
Ms. Coyle received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies from CSU Hayward and later earned her Multi-Subject CLAD Credential and a Master of Arts in English from Notre Dame de Namur University. She is also an effective teacher leader having served several terms on the Site Leadership Team. Ms. Coyle has been a teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School since 1999.
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