Archive for September 2025

Josh Udesen won Outstanding Educator of the Year in 2024 for grades 9-12 at Riverstone International School in Boise. For over twenty years, Josh Udesen has found that his world religions course is an ideal platform for encouraging curiosity about the variety of expression of the human spirit and teaching students about the value of our differences.…

Raul Pedraza won Outstanding Educator of the Year in 2024 for grades 6-8 at Vallivue Middle School in Caldwell. Named Vallivue Teacher of the Year in 2023, Raul Pedraza believes that a history curriculum is made up of many great stories. Pedraza helps Latine students connect with their cultural heritage by emphasizing the ancient Mesoamerican…

Annika Berry won Outstanding Educator of the Year in 2024 for grades K-5 at Pioneer Montessori School in Ketchum. Annika Berry has served as Lead Guide of the Lower Elementary classroom at Pioneer Montessori School since 2020. Lovingly referred to as Miss Annika, she nurtures a classroom community of personal choice, openness of expression, and…