Meet CCSD 2019 School Teacher Of The Year: Amy Kerwood Of Mountain Road ES

From the Cherokee County School District: Our teachers are amazing, which is why we share the story of a school’s Teacher of the Year every week. Please help us celebrate Mountain Road Elementary School 2019 Teacher of the Year Amy Kerwood.

Amy Kerwood is a third-generation teacher in her family, but she’s created her own legacy as an outstanding teacher for students facing special challenges. As an early intervention program and English for speakers of other languages teacher at Mountain Road Elementary School, the 19-year educator is known for her exceptional abilities to guide third- through fifth-graders who need extra help on their path to success.

“She works to meet the needs of each student in a caring, yet challenging environment,” one of her colleagues said. “I don’t think you will find a more dedicated teacher.”

In her classroom, connections make the difference – strong and positive connections with her students and their parents and her co-teachers, but also connections between classroom lessons and the “real world.” A favorite lesson for fifth-graders is the “resort project,” through which they use math skills mastered during the year to design and furnish a resort and then make a presentation to a “board of directors.”

“Good teachers make connections to the world in so many ways that it almost becomes second nature. These connections can help students learn about the world around them and relate to it,” she said.