He teaches Japanese to students from elementary through High School in the Hall-Dale School system in Farmingdale and Hallowell. It is largely through his efforts that Hall-dale is the only school system in the state to have a Japanese language program from elementary through high school. Naoto creates games, and through his enthusiasm inspires his students. He says being Japanese himself helps students understand what Japanese people are like, and although students clearly have a good time in his classes, he demands and gets the respect that teachers traditionally receive in Japan. Donald R. Berthiaume Biddeford High School Donald R. Berthiaume teaches Biology and Biotechnology at Biddeford High School.
Students never know what to expect when they come to class.
Don has his students involved in many different projects, and students enjoy the fact that he doesn t just lecture to his class. After 27 years of teaching Don is still enthusiastic for his work and credits his insomnia for providing him with time to develop some of the new ideas that he continually brings to his classes. Terri has a Masters degree in Middle Level Education from the University of Maine at Orono. This is her 18 th year in teaching. She is a teacher who after attending a workshop will come back and communicate the new ideas she has picked up with her colleagues, and then apply those ideas in the classroom.