What is the Renaissance National Honor Roll?
The Renaissance National Honor Roll program is designed to help guide educators to data targets that research has shown result in greater student growth through implementation strategies. It is available to teachers, librarians, and school administrators.
There are eight monthly challenges published August through March. The challenges are like bite-sized chunks of professional development to help educators improve implementation and get more out of the programs. The ultimate goal is to demonstrate student growth throughout the year. The final step of the process entails data submission for educators to show their achievement of the targets. Those who meet the targets will be recognized through an achievement kit that includes customizable digital student certificates, a classroom pennant, and a school banner.
Meet some of our Renaissance Honor Roll educators!
Andrea Wendt
4th grade eacher
Lillian G. Mason Elementary
Michigan
I have been teaching for 25 years. When not in the classroom you will find me with my family our outside enjoying nature. I use Star Assessements to pretest in September to get a baseline score and use the suggested ZPD to help my students show growth. I participate in National Honor Roll to learn new strategies. Fun Fact: I love to read the first chapter or two of a book and leave the students on a cliffhanger to encourage them to check out those books.
Andrea Wendt
Hope Godwin
Kindergarten teacher
Timrod Elementary
South Carolina
I have been teaching kindergarten for 8 years at Timrod Elementary in Florence, South Carolina. Watching my kindergarten students make so much growth and get so excited about reading is so rewarding! I participate in National Honor Roll because it is great to be recognized for my effort with Accelerated Reader!
Hope Godwin
Minerva Garza
4th grade teacher
Dr. Palmira Mendiola Elementary
Texas
I’m a 4th-grade teacher at La Joya ISD. It is an honor to teach at Dr. Palmira Mendiola Elementary. I love working with students and truly enjoy working in an elementary classroom. I love learning and technology. I'm a Google Certified Educator: Level 1 &2. In addition to that, I'm a Donors Choose and Prodigy Math embassador. My greatest success is to see my students find the love of reading and math. It's exciting to see their progress and how much they grow in one school year. I love participating in the Renaissance National Honor Roll. I enjoyed doing the challenges associated with the program.
Minerva Garza
Linda Perez
3rd grade teacher
Freddy Gonzalez Elementary
Texas
I am a 3rd grade teacher this year. I have been teaching for over 20 years. I believe my greatest success is when my students are successful and meet their goals. Our whole school participates in the Renaissance National Honor Roll, I enjoy the challenges. I like to tie in funny personal stories regarding my family when it goes with what we are learning. It makes the kids laugh and they like to hear about my family.
Linda Perez
Deborah Seltzer
2nd grade teacher
Southwestern Christian School
Arizona
I teach 2nd grade at Southwestern Christian School in Yuma, Arizona. I have been teaching for 16 years and this is the first year I have used Accelerated Reader. I will continue to use it and will encourage others to use it as well. I believe that the greatest success my class had with Accelerated Reader is when I posted our scores on the board for them to see how we were doing as a class. They wanted to achieve Nation Honor Roll. We were challenged by our principle to participate in National Honor Roll. The different challenges helped with motivating our students to be successful. Every day we check to see how we have progressed before we begin Accelerated Reader. You should see how quickly the students get to reading after they see their scores.
Deborah Seltzer
Michelle Hamilton
Teacher
Southwestern Christian School
Arizona
I am a second year teacher at Southwestern Christian school. I love watching kids "get it" when they are learning to read. The tools we are given with the Accelerated Reader program really help keep kids engaged and moving forward. One of the reasons my first graders are so successful is that I have 3 parents who faithfully come during AR time to listen to kids read aloud. I participate in Renaissance National Honor Roll because I think that kids who work hard at learning deserve to be recognized.
Michelle Hamilton
Katie Williams
4th grade teacher
Pinedale Elementary
Wyoming
I live in beautiful Pinedale, Wyoming. This is my 11th year teaching. My greatest success with Star Assessments is that I now feel more confident in using assessments to guide my instruction. I participate in National Honor Roll because I enjoy learning from fellow teachers and the activities are lots of fun too! Fun Fact: Nine of the 4th grade students I am currently teaching were also in my 2nd grade classroom..
Katie Williams
Virginia Travis
2nd grade teacher
Granite Falls Elementary
North Carolina
I'm a second grade teacher at Granite Falls Elementary. I've been teaching for 24 years. My greatest success is seeing my students make great improvements in reading. I read aloud to my children everyday. They look forward to reading time. I participate in National Honor Roll because it's rewarding and fun to collaborate with other educators around the nation. The program offers wonderful ideas to use in the classroom.
Virginia Travis