Being honored with the Presidential Award reconfirms my purpose as an educator and encourages my passion for and dedication to my mathematics students and fellow educators. As mathematics teachers, we must remain dedicated to empowering students to acquire new learning skills, expand their mathematical understanding, and develop self-confidence to fully apply themselves throughout their future academics. I share this award with my inspiring children, dedicated educators, and supportive family.

Rebecca Saeman Middleton, WI | K-6, Mathematics, 2018

The official biography below was current at the time of the award.

Rebecca Saeman has been employed within the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District as a Math Interventionist for over 12 years. She has spent the past nine years as a Math and Reading Interventionist at Sauk Trail Elementary. She previously served as Math Interventionist at Northside Elementary and Park Elementary. Rebecca loves working directly with her students to grow their academic skills and confidence levels. She focuses on making sure all students are aware of the learning targets for the lesson and why the learning is relevant and important. She also enjoys counseling educators in the area of conceptual mathematics, so they may pay forward these same learnings to their own students. In addition to her daily student curriculum and educator training, Rebecca also cofacilitates the annual STEAM clubs for students in first and second grades to inspire their enthusiasm for STEAM through discovery-based learning. Rebecca has conducted several professional development presentations at National Math Recovery Conferences and within her school district. Topics include early numeracy skill development and activities to promote student growth. Rebecca earned a B.S. in elementary education from Edgewood College. Additionally, she earned both a Reading Teacher License and a M.S.Ed. from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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