If you’ve ever walked the hallways at Lincoln Elementary School in DeKalb, you may have noticed a buzz among students, faculty and staff about the Iditarod.

Jenni Smith, a veteran educator who’s been teaching for about 25 years, said she always likes to remind her eighth-grade math students at Huntley Middle School in DeKalb that you can’t get from the bottom to the top-most landing without doing all the steps in between.

Sycamore educator Annette Keca is going to space. Sort of. To be more precise, she’s been selected as one of 80 educators across the country to participate in a prestigious Teacher Innovator Institute at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

Knowing more than one language is a value that Joette Ball cherishes. “It’s not a hobby, it’s a skill,” she said. Ball has two children who are enrolled in DeKalb School District 428‘s two-way dual-language program.

A group of social workers, teachers and coaches at Sycamore High School has come together to form a coalition to support student athletes’ health, both body and mind.

By all accounts, Sycamore Middle School career and technical education teacher Kevin Boltz has gone above and beyond to give his students access to equipment that some only see once they’ve arrived on a college campus.

From our Thank You Teachers special section: Read the letters sent by students and parents to DeKalb County teachers

Multiple Kishwaukee College educators and staff recently received accolades for their efforts inside and out of the classroom.

Educators from across DeKalb County recently received accolades for their teaching at an annual awards ceremony meant to highlight local learning.