Rebecka Peterson
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Rebecka Peterson is an American educator and author in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2022, Rebecka was named Oklahoma Teacher of the Year;[1] and in 2023, she was selected as the National Teacher of the Year.[2] [3] She is one of three Oklahomans to be selected as National Teacher of the Year, with the others being Lawana Trout, 1964, and Edna Donley, 1959.
Rebecka is currently a finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics Science Teaching (PAEMST).
Biography[edit]
Rebecka is an immigrant of Swedish-Iranian descent and lived in several countries around the world as her parents traveled as medical missionaries.[2]
She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Oklahoma Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of South Dakota.[2]
Rebecka is currently a secondary mathematics teacher at Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Authorship[edit]
Rebecka has written over 1,400 posts for One Good Thing, a blog for teachers to track the good things happening in their classrooms.[4]
She has also been featured in national publications such as PBS Education[5], Smithsonian Magazine[6], and Google Education.[7]
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- ↑ "Oklahoma Teacher of the Year". Oklahoma State Department of Education. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "2023 National Teacher of the Year, Rebecka Peterson – ntoy.ccsso.org". Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ↑ "Tulsa teacher named Teacher of the Year, surprised with message from first lady - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ↑ "Meet Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 Teacher of the Year". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ↑ Education, P. B. S. (2024-01-12). "Five Small Ways to Cultivate Creativity in the…". PBS Education. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ↑ Magazine, Smithsonian. "In Conversation with 2023 National Teacher of the Year, Rebecka Peterson". www.smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ↑ "A letter to educators this Teacher Appreciation Week". Google. 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2024-01-12.