Candyce Carter, journalism teacher at McQueen High school in Reno, has been chosen to receive the 2009 NCIV (National Council for International Visitors) Phyllis Layton Perry Educator of the Year Award.
The Educator of the Year Award includes a $1000 check for Ms. Carter to advance her work at McQueen, roundtrip airfare and a four-night hotel stay. The award will be presented to her at the NCIV National Meeting on February 11-14 in Washington, DC.
Ms. Carter was selected in a nationwide nomination process to recognize achievements and accomplishments in hosting foreign leaders participating in the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program.
"I feel immeasurably privileged to receive this award, mostly because I am getting special recognition for something real teachers do naturally, every day: simply, teachers help bring the world to their students and their students into the world. Taken from the Latin, to educate means literally to "lead out," to show young people what possibilities exist in the community we call Planet Earth and to help them find their best place in it," Carter said.
In nominating Ms. Carter for this prestigious honor, Carina Black, Executive Director of the Northern Nevada International Center said: "For the past decade, Candy has been the first person [our] staff has thought of when looking for a school to host a group of international visitors. Candy eagerly prepares her students for each IVLP visit. She also includes the school's administrators as well as other teachers in her efforts and therefore assures complete success of each visit."
Candy's main involvement with hosting international students, however, has been through her work as a volunteer and a regional representative for the high school exchange organization, American Field Service (AFS). Candy and her husband Nick have worked with AFS since the early 1960s.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Candy's international work is that she really doesn't think that her work is in any way different from her duties as an educator.
She simply organizes, facilitates, manages and coordinates many different tasks because she believes they contribute to her students' experiences. Her father was president of the local AFS chapter, and while growing up, Candy couldn't help but to begin volunteering for each AFS chapter in each city she lived, studied and worked in. In high school, AFS sent her to New Zealand and she has been hooked ever since. Above all, Candy believes that she is an educator first.
The Educator of the Year Award includes a $1000 check for Ms. Carter to advance her work at McQueen, roundtrip airfare and a four-night hotel stay. The award will be presented to her at the NCIV National Meeting on February 11-14 in Washington, DC.
Ms. Carter was selected in a nationwide nomination process to recognize achievements and accomplishments in hosting foreign leaders participating in the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program.
"I feel immeasurably privileged to receive this award, mostly because I am getting special recognition for something real teachers do naturally, every day: simply, teachers help bring the world to their students and their students into the world. Taken from the Latin, to educate means literally to "lead out," to show young people what possibilities exist in the community we call Planet Earth and to help them find their best place in it," Carter said.
In nominating Ms. Carter for this prestigious honor, Carina Black, Executive Director of the Northern Nevada International Center said: "For the past decade, Candy has been the first person [our] staff has thought of when looking for a school to host a group of international visitors. Candy eagerly prepares her students for each IVLP visit. She also includes the school's administrators as well as other teachers in her efforts and therefore assures complete success of each visit."
Candy's main involvement with hosting international students, however, has been through her work as a volunteer and a regional representative for the high school exchange organization, American Field Service (AFS). Candy and her husband Nick have worked with AFS since the early 1960s.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Candy's international work is that she really doesn't think that her work is in any way different from her duties as an educator.
She simply organizes, facilitates, manages and coordinates many different tasks because she believes they contribute to her students' experiences. Her father was president of the local AFS chapter, and while growing up, Candy couldn't help but to begin volunteering for each AFS chapter in each city she lived, studied and worked in. In high school, AFS sent her to New Zealand and she has been hooked ever since. Above all, Candy believes that she is an educator first.
