Baltimore City Teacher of the Year: KIPP Ujima math educator named teacher of the year - baltimoresun.com: A mathematics educator whose students have consistently scored among the highest in Baltimore and Maryland on state assessments was named the city's 2012 Teacher of the Year.
Bradley Nornhold, a seventh- and eighth-grade math teacher at the high-performing charter school KIPP Ujima Village Academy, was surprised with the honor Wednesday by a visit to his classroom — which immediately erupted in cheers — from city schools CEO Andres Alonso.
Alonso called Nornhold a "tremendous educator," saying that he was told that to watch Nornhold teach is "like magic." "I was told that that I should walk into his classroom if I'm having a bad day because his teaching is like alchemy," Alonso said. "So I'm just very happy for him."
