USU-Uintah Basin lecturer is teacher of the year
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Law receives state-wide recognition
Shirlene Law, with the USU-Uintah Basin, has been named Early Childhood Teacher of the Year.
Posted: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 12:33 pm
An educator at the Utah State University – Uintah Basin campus won a statewide award as a teacher of the year.
Shirlene Law, a lecturer and director of the Little Aggies Child Development Lab for the Family Consumer and Human Development program at the Roosevelt campus, won the 2013 Early Childhood Teacher of the Year award. The award was announced at the Utah Early Childhood Conference at Cottonwood High School on March 23.
Law was nominated for the award by parents, colleagues and early childhood professionals.
“My hope is that I can instill, in all students, a love of learning that will keep them excited about what the future holds,” Law said.
Numerous nominations were sent in with glowing recommendations for Law and her program.
The child development lab at Roosevelt’s campus provides a variety of programs designed for children from three to five years of age. Each program is built upon the foundation of supplying children with a wide variety of developmentally appropriate activities. The curriculum focuses on developing independence, creative thinking, problem-solving strategies, curiosity, self-help skills and social and emotional skills. The program and instructors’ primary goals are to nurture and enhance a child’s self-esteem based on their specific interests, curiosities and talents. USU-Uintah Basin students pursuing degrees in Elementary Education and FCHD complete various practicum experiences in the child development labs.
“I strongly believe that as a teacher, my students will not remember much from the lesson plans and lectures I produced, but they will always remember the way I made them feel,” Law said.
The Utah Early Childhood Conference is presented by the Utah Association for the Education of Young Children (UAEYC), where early childhood professionals from Utah and surrounding areas gather every year to explore new ideas for creating communities where every child’s potential is realized.
Shirlene Law, a lecturer and director of the Little Aggies Child Development Lab for the Family Consumer and Human Development program at the Roosevelt campus, won the 2013 Early Childhood Teacher of the Year award. The award was announced at the Utah Early Childhood Conference at Cottonwood High School on March 23.
Law was nominated for the award by parents, colleagues and early childhood professionals.
“My hope is that I can instill, in all students, a love of learning that will keep them excited about what the future holds,” Law said.
Numerous nominations were sent in with glowing recommendations for Law and her program.
The child development lab at Roosevelt’s campus provides a variety of programs designed for children from three to five years of age. Each program is built upon the foundation of supplying children with a wide variety of developmentally appropriate activities. The curriculum focuses on developing independence, creative thinking, problem-solving strategies, curiosity, self-help skills and social and emotional skills. The program and instructors’ primary goals are to nurture and enhance a child’s self-esteem based on their specific interests, curiosities and talents. USU-Uintah Basin students pursuing degrees in Elementary Education and FCHD complete various practicum experiences in the child development labs.
“I strongly believe that as a teacher, my students will not remember much from the lesson plans and lectures I produced, but they will always remember the way I made them feel,” Law said.
The Utah Early Childhood Conference is presented by the Utah Association for the Education of Young Children (UAEYC), where early childhood professionals from Utah and surrounding areas gather every year to explore new ideas for creating communities where every child’s potential is realized.
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