NISOD Excellence Awards
GRCC faculty Troy Walwood (Workforce Development - Plastics) and Janet Paasche (Arts and Sciences - English) will be recognized for excellence in teaching at the 2006 International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence. Here's what they have to say:
Troy Walwood [WMV or Real video]
"From my first day at the community college and every day since I have found being able to work with our students helping them find the energy of knowledge to face the daily changes in our world keeps me excited about education and the community college. Each and every day we face new challenges as our rapidly changing technologies give us new opportunities, these technologies become the innovations of our classrooms, its this change that keep our educating alive as we strive to meet the needs of tomorrows students. It inspires me when I see a student succeed in the classroom, knowing that when they leave here chances of success are greater."
Janet Paasche [WMV or Real video]
"I have the best of all jobs; I teach. My developmental English students have much catching up to do. But they usually take big steps; it’s rewarding to watch them progress from the faltering steps to a full stride. A few even decide to become English teachers; now that’s progress!
