Lesya Pavlyuk – announced the winner of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2024 – who are the finalists of the prize – photo | My School
Primary school teacher Lesya Pavlyuk became the winner of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2024 national award. The award ceremony was held on October 5.
For the third hour in a row, the competition tells the stories of teachers as a way of showing appreciation and the importance of this profession in the conditions of war in the country. The ceremony was broadcast on the telethon “Edynye Novosti”. During the awards ceremony, the stories of the winning Ukrainian teachers who, despite all the obstacles caused by the war, continue to teach Ukrainian children, change education and society, were highlighted on the screen.
Elementary school teacher at Ivano-Frankivsk Lyceum No. 7. She became one of the first to work with an inclusive class. The teacher is actively engaged in the development of new methods and implements them in the educational process. In addition, the teacher finds an individual approach to each student so that they feel comfortable and free. She sincerely believes that schoolchildren will do everything possible to make Ukraine the way modern children and adults see it.
“Now, like never before, we understand how important our work is, we see and feel the support of our society, authorities, parents. We do all this for the sake of children. We, teachers, do what will happen in the future. I sincerely believe that our students in in the future they will make our Ukraine the one we and they dream of. I am convinced that we are doing everything for this. We form values that will become the torches of their lives, and then ours. We teach them to work together. We teach them to accept everyone around them with their own peculiarities and needs. We teach our children to clearly distinguish between good and evil. We teach you to make decisions and be responsible for the consequences. We teach you to dream and make your dreams come true.” – said Pavlyuk.
By the way, the teacher also won in the “Vybor Ukrainians 2024” nomination. The teacher received a certificate for an educational trip to Finland. More than thirteen and a half thousand Ukrainians voted for Pavlyuk in the Diya application. This year, for the first time, citizens were able to vote online.
“Teachers form the projection of the future of Ukraine, and ultimately the world. Teachers, remember that we are important. We educate the generation of Ukrainians, our future. The future of Ukraine depends on how we work, how we invest, how we give our time, how inspired we do it.” – the teacher shared.
Stories of teachers who have also participated in the nomination.
Teacher of the Lozovsky Lyceum of the Kharkiv region. He teaches history and geography in grades 5-9. For a teacher, the main thing is that children should be real, be able to “celebrate mistakes” and not be afraid to express their opinion. Akymenko did not stop the educational process for a single day with the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, despite the fact that he was several kilometers from the front line. The teacher believes in learning history through real experience.
Educator of the Alekseevsky Lyceum, Pokrovsky village council of the Dnipropetrovsk region. He teaches Ukrainian language and literature for grades 5-11. The teacher dreams of destroying stereotypes about the village school, which is what she has been doing all this time. Despite the fact that the educational institution is located near the zone of active hostilities, children receive high-quality and modern education using artificial intelligence and win various competitions.
Teacher of Zhmerinsky Lyceum No. 3, Vinnytsia region. Teaches physical culture in primary classes. Thanks to edutainment technology and gamification, children receive role-playing lessons, integration with other subjects, and virtual reality technologies. At the same time, schoolchildren have an imagination, what are toy parachutes, ethnic drums, water pistols and other non-standard equipment. Moreover, the teacher adapted the program to the conditions of martial law with a national-patriotic component and promotes the adaptation and socialization of IDP children.
He teaches English at the Kagarlytsky Lyceum No. 3 of the Kyiv Region. According to colleagues, the teacher is the biggest workaholic in the team. In her lessons, the most important thing for her is that children learn by playing.
A teacher at the school of the Skolevsky City Council of the Lviv region, who teaches chemistry, physics, and biology in grades 7-11. The teacher gives the opportunity to students scattered around the world to study according to the Ukrainian curriculum and actively involves children in international initiatives, such as the program of school space experiments SSEP.
The teacher of Kharkiv Lyceum No. 3 teaches integrated courses of history and civic education. Children who are taught by the teacher get incredible results in competitions, creative works and contests. Kronhaus supports students outside of school as well, helping them receive grants and development opportunities.
Physics teacher at the classical gymnasium in Dnipro. The teacher began his career as a medical equipment engineer and began teaching children. Thanks to his knowledge, he integrates scientific knowledge into lessons to make them more interesting. In addition, the teacher uses innovative methods, such as platforms for gamification and sets for robotics.
Teacher of algebra and beginnings of mathematical analysis, geometry in grades 10-11 at the Pokrovsky school in the Donetsk region. The teacher helps children to receive the highest awards at the Olympiads. In her practice, she uses success stories of famous people so that students know how scientists achieve their results.
Informatics teacher at Lyceum of International Relations No. 51 in Kyiv. The teacher actively uses modern technologies in the lessons so that children know and understand how to develop digital products. Moreover, Dumyshinets teaches not only schoolchildren, but also teachers, helping to attract them to the latest technologies.
Earlier, OBOZ.UA spoke with Alexander Dumyshynets, who talked about the education of the future, the rule of “5 minutes” and participation in the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2024.
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