[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 51 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E694]
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                       TRIBUTE TO TERESA SHOCKLEY

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 3, 2006

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me take this means to congratulate 
second grade teacher Teresa Shockley, who received the Missouri State 
Teacher's Association (MSTA) Southwest Region Elementary Educator of 
the Year award.
  On April 10, 2006, Mrs. Shockley received the award for the southwest 
region of Missouri for her innovation in the classroom. Mrs. Shockley 
teaches using hands-on lessons three to five times a week. Currently, 
her students are growing tadpoles and plants and preparing for a 
musical. She also has the children in her class create mini-economies, 
in which the students set up counties, cities, and city councils.
  Mrs. Shockley has been teaching for twelve years, the last three of 
which she has taught second grade at Conway, Missouri's Ezard 
Elementary School. After she graduated from Conway High School in 1989, 
she attended Southwest Missouri State University. Mrs. Shockley earned 
her Master's degree from Southwest Baptist University while teaching 
fifth grade at Joel E. Barber School near Lebanon, Missouri. She has 
written various grants including, ``Time Travel Through Literature,'' 
and ``Consumers in Training.'' She also stays active in the community 
through her involvement in the Community Teacher's Association and the 
Professional Development Committee at Ezard Elementary School.
  Mr. Speaker, I am certain that the Members of the House will join me 
in congratulating Mrs. Teresa Shockley and in thanking her for her 
commitment to education.

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