Abby Lamb

City names teachers of the year Dunn, Shelton and Lamb selected
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Lamb teaches art at Cleveland High School.She took a personal day Friday to sample wedding cakes for her June wedding.Her youthful days are nonstop planning sessions for school and weddings.She spoke Friday by cell phone while a friend drove her to Chattanooga.
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Shelton's life as a kindergarten teacher Donald P. Yates Primary School is somewhere between Lamb and Dunn.If there is such a thing, her life is full of "controlled chaos."
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Abby Lamb attended East Tennessee State University and graduated magna cum laude as a University Honors Scholar in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in studio art.

She received her master of education degree from UTC 2006.She has worked as an art teacher at Cleveland High School since 2003 and currently serves as the department head of the Fine Arts Department.

In the summer of 2006, Lamb was one of 25 teachers selected nationally for the Teaching East Asia Conference at the University of Colorado.This has enabled her to provide staff development to teachers on teaching East Asian culture.

In 2003, she presented a program at the Columbus Association for the Education of Young Children to help other schools start an art program.She also serves on the Cleveland High School attendance committee, Prom Committee, Anchor Club sponsor, and is the Student Government Association sponsor.

In 2002, she worked at the James Cancer Hospital helping children of terminally ill parents use art to cope with their grief.As a result, Lamb received the Community Health Education Award for her work on Kids Can Cope, a book published by her therapy group about grief management seen through the eyes, words, and images of children.She has also been awarded a $20,000 grant from the State of Tennessee to incorporate technology into the academic classroom.

Community involvement activities include the Pilot Club, where she serves as treasurer, and in doing volunteer work for the Caring Place and the Dye Creek Art and Music Festival.She is currently working with the animal shelter to decorate the outside of their building.

The system-level winners were Richelle Shelton, Yates; Jean Dunn, Cleveland Middle School; and Abby Lamb, Cleveland High School.
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System winners are pre-k-4: Richelle Shelton, grades 5-8: Jean Dunn and grades 9-12: Abby Lamb.
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Abby Lamb attended East Tennessee State University and graduated Magna Cum Laude as a University Honors Scholar in 2001 with a Bachelor Degree in Studio Art.She received her Master of Education Degree from UTC 2006.She has worked as an art teacher at Cleveland High School since 2003 and currently serves as the Department Head of the Fine Arts Department.In the summer of 2006, Lamb was one of 25 teachers selected nationally for the Teaching East Asia Conference at the University of Colorado.This has enabled her to provide staff development to teachers on teaching East Asian culture.In 2003, she presented a program at the Columbus Association for the Education of Young Children to help other schools start an art program.She also serves on the Cleveland High School attendance committee, Prom Committee, Anchor Club sponsor and is the Student Government Association sponsor.In 2002, she worked at the James Cancer Hospital helping children of terminally ill parents use art to cope with their grief.As a result, Lamb received the Community Health Education Award for her work on Kids Can Cope, a book published by her therapy group about grief management seen through the eyes, words and images of children.She has also been awarded a $20,000 grant from the State of Tennessee to incorporate technology into the academic classroom.Community activities include the Pilot Club, where she serves as treasurer, and in doing volunteer work for the Caring Place and the Dye Creek Art and Music Festival.She is currently working with the animal shelter to decorate the outside of their building.Lamb said, "Every class of students brings a unique set of personalities, experiences and challenges.I see it as my job to adapt my teaching style and methods in order to most effectively bring my subject matter to the students."She added, "...all students still need to feel wanted and loved and supported.

System winners are PreK-4: Richelle Shelton, Grades 5-8: Jean Dunn, and Grades 9-12: Abby Lamb.
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Abby Lamb attended East Tennessee State University and graduated Magna Cum Laude as a University Honors Scholar in 2001 with a Bachelor's Degree in Studio Art.She received her Master of Education Degree from UTC 2006.She has worked as an Art teacher at Cleveland High School since 2003 and currently serves as the Department Head of the Fine Arts Department.In the summer of 2006, Lamb was one of 25 teachers selected nationally for the Teaching East Asia Conference at the University of Colorado.This has enabled her to provide staff development to teachers on teaching East Asian culture.In 2003, she presented a program at the Columbus Association for the Education of Young Children to help other schools start an art program.She also serves on the Cleveland High School attendance committee, Prom Committee, Anchor Club sponsor, and is the Student Government Association sponsor.In 2002, she worked at the James Cancer Hospital helping children of terminally ill parents use art to cope with their grief.As a result, Lamb received the Community Health Education Award for her work on Kids Can Cope, a book published by her therapy group about grief management seen through the eyes, words, and images of children.She has also been awarded a $20,000 grant from the State of Tennessee to incorporate technology into the academic classroom.Community involvement activities include the Pilot Club, where she serves as treasurer, and in doing volunteer work for the Caring Place and the Dye Creek Art and Music Festival.She is currently working with the animal shelter to decorate the outside of their building.Ms. Lamb says, "Every class of students brings a unique set of personalities, experiences, and challenges.I see it as my job to adapt my teaching style and methods in order to most effectively bring my subject matter to the students."She adds, " ...students still need to feel wanted and loved and supported.

Abby Lamb - Cleveland High School - system-wide winner in 9 - 12

Abby Lamb

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