<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/education/features/teachers-of-year-2020/index.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><pubDate>05/04/2020 03:38:32 PM</pubDate><title>UH Alumni Recognized as Teachers of the Year Continue Rising to the Challenge</title><subtitle/><description>During a virtual staff meeting in mid-April, Kelly Stavinoha of Madden Elementary School received a surprise announcement: He was named Fort Bend ISD’s top elementary teacher for 2020.&#xD;
District officials delivered a giant yard sign and balloons to his house and filmed a short video while social distancing. Stavinoha, who earned a teaching degree from the University of Houston College of Education in 2010, focused on encouraging students. &#xD;
“We miss you,” he said. “We can’t wait to see you. Keep working hard.”&#xD;
Stavinoha joined at least five recent College of Education graduates whose year also capped off with recognition of their strong teaching skills.&#xD;
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