Joyce Lalu of Sky Bank, Sebring, right, was the corporate sponsor. Tobi Kareem, left, and Teresa Smith help Laure with a school project. B.L. Miller Elementary school teacher Leann Laure has been selected by the business education committee of the Alliance Area Chamber of Commerce as the March Teacher of the Month.
Children learn by doing and seeing.
Any curriculum objective that can be taught by allowing the children to explore with hands-on activities or by allowing them to experience the subject matter in a real life manner is beneficial to their comprehension process. Parental involvement and communication should be encouraged whenever possible. She attended Grove City College where she also taught computer classes, and obtained her master's degree in reading at Kent State University. Upon graduation, she was hired by the Sebring Local School District where she has been teaching for seven years. She teaches third grade.