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Shaina Brenner, You're a NJ Milken Educator

 

 

Excited students crowd around second grade teacher Shaina Brenner for a congratulatory hug at her surprise Milken Educator Award notification.

Shaina looks for opportunities to connect her young learners to the world around them. She started a postcard exchange with 49 second grade classrooms across the country, representing every state. Every postcard students receive becomes a cross-content lesson as the class discusses interesting facts about the writer’s state, including symbols, location, customs, food and slogan. Students color in the state on an oversized map that hangs outside her classroom along with the postcards, providing a learning opportunity for everyone who walks by.