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Gwinnett County Instructor Named Finalist for Georgia Teacher of the Year

Hyunjin Son, a Physics and Foundations of Engineering & Technology Teacher at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, was among the 10 finalists for Georgia Teacher of the year.

Hyunjin Son, a Physics and Foundations of Engineering & Technology Teacher at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, was among the 10 finalists for Georgia Teacher of the year.

The 10 finalists were chosen from a pool of 156 applicants who were selected as the Teacher of the Year in their representative school districts. The applications were read by a panel of judges that included current and former classroom teachers, past Georgia Teacher of the Year winners and finalists, administrators, community leaders and others. The finalists were chosen based on the strength of their essay responses. 

"I congratulate our ten Georgia Teacher of the Year finalists and those who applied,” Superintendent Barge said. “As usual, we had a very impressive group of teachers make the top ten. I look forward to working with all of them to help continue the student achievement gains our schools are showing.” 

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The winner will be announced at the Georgia Teacher of the Year conference during the banquet on May 16, 2014, at the Georgia International Convention Center.

 

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