{"id":4424,"date":"2018-05-31T15:20:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T23:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/?p=4424"},"modified":"2018-05-31T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T23:20:11","slug":"celebrate-aaron-gordon-2018-kenai-bp-education-ally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/2018\/05\/31\/celebrate-aaron-gordon-2018-kenai-bp-education-ally\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Aaron Gordon, 2018 Kenai BP Education Ally"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nNate Crabtree, K-Beach Elementary was in on a secret, and made up a story to bring Mr. Aaron Gordon to the BP Teachers of Excellence celebration. During the evening awards, Mr. Gordon discovered he was the 2018 Kenai Education Ally when Superintendent Dusek began reading about him!
\n\u201cOur Educational Ally works with young students in an intensive-needs, structured classroom.
\nThe teachers who work with this ally say the individual is enormously patient and flexible when dealing with difficult personalities or situations involving conflict, refusals or multiple health impairments.
\nThis ally is tolerant of the children\u2019s differences and cool-headed in tough situations. What\u2019s more, this person is also really fun to be around. A film major at University of Alaska Fairbanks, this ally runs an after-school film club that has become hugely popular and accommodates students affected by autism, enabling them to engage in positive social interaction with their peers.
\nFluent in sign language, this person can often be seen carrying on conversations with hearing-impaired students, helping to broaden their vocabulary and simply adding a bit of laughter to their day with corny jokes or lengthy discussions of Pokemon.
\nFor many years, our Educational Ally has been a counselor at the Royal Family Summer Camp, an intensive and successful opportunity for local foster children. Many of these children have very tough backgrounds, and when they return to school, they invariably seek out this person as a safe and positive staff member, and have better transitions back into the school routine.
\nThis ally is so approachable and fun that staff and students alike are glad he\u2019s at the school. This person was nominated for this award by the teachers he works with, perhaps the best evidence we have that he is truly an Educational Ally.\u201d
\n\u201cI believe Aaron Gordon makes a difference in public education because he brings in the experience and skillset of an award winning filmmaker to the classroom setting,\u201d said Nate Crabtree, principal. \u201cThis is evident in the high quality videos he helps created to promote positive school culture, the after school film club that he started to introduce elementary students to film and using his expertise to enhance the educational experience for a homebound student.\u201d
\n\u201cI am very proud of Aaron Gordon,\u201d said Sean Dusek, superintendent. \u201cHe ensures a strong, positive relationship with each and every student. Mr. Gordon is very deserving of this recognition and I look forward to his continued excellence and leadership in our district.\u201d
\nCongratulations to Kalifornsky Beach Elementary\u2019s Aaron Gordon, BP Educational Ally<\/strong><\/p>\n