WCPSS middle school German teacher Jo Garrison was named FLANC (Foreign Language Association of North Carolina) Teacher of the Year, 2009-10.
Garrison has been teaching in the Wake County Public School System for the past 16 years, and is currently teaching at Ligon Middle School and Martin Middle School. She is very involved within the school community, as well as at state and county levels. She is a member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, American Association of Teachers of German, Parent Teacher Associations, Sister Cities and FLANC.
Garrison is a very active within the classroom and enjoys helping students make connections between their interests and classroom instruction. She also feels that foreign languages are not electives, but are at the core of student’s learning.
Lisa Troxell of Martin Middle School shared this information with GotNews.