Welcome to our tribute to DeKalb County teachers for 2022. Thank you, teachers.

Read our letters submitted by students and parents for the Daily Chronicle

Coaching in one district, teaching in another raises a number of issues ranging from planning, time management, and facing off against current students in high-stakes games. A handful of local coaches find ways to make it work.

During the school day, Michael Lofthouse teaches math at DeKalb High School.After work, he helps students use their mathematical knowledge toward real-life applications when participating in the DeKalb Crowbotics Team.

For someone who initially wasn’t sure whether teaching would be his path in life, Sycamore’s Joe Jordan didn’t do too bad. Neither did his kids.

Brianne Borgman says she gets chills hearing her students express themselves through music during her lessons at Jefferson and Malta elementary schools.

In Claribel Robles’ transitional program of instruction, at Sycamore High School, students are immersed in English, learning the language, and grammar. During class, they receive translation help with their homework and tests.

Stephanie Snider says she likes to approach life, and work, in the service of others. She’s taken that approach for the past 14 years working in special education at Indian Creek High School in Shabbona.

The agricultural department at Sycamore High School gives students a chance to learn outside the traditional classroom setting.