Gina Benz
Co-author of Teacher TalkGina Benz is an adjunct professor at Augustana University, the University of Sioux Falls, and the University of South Dakota. She is in her 25th year of teaching.
In 2015 Gina was one of 37 educators in the nation to receive the Milken Educator Award. Since then she has written and spoken on a state and national level about teacher recruitment and grading practices. Before that she received the Presidential Scholar Program Teacher Recognition Award and Roosevelt High School’s Excellence in Instruction Award in 2012 and the Coca-Cola Educator of Distinction Award in 2007.
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Gina Benz discusses the plans to replace the current state exam for high school juniors with the ACT. -
In this edition of Teacher Talk, Gina Benz discusses making a commitment to rest, relationships, and recreation
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In this Teacher Talk, Gina Benz discusses going gradeless.
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In this Teacher Talk, Gina Benz talks about the joys of teaching.
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Gina Benz discusses teaching while devastated in the latest edition of Teacher Talk.
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In this weeks Teacher Talk, Gina Benz discusses student phone use.
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In this Teacher Talk, Gina Benz discusses the core fears in her professional life.
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Jackie Wilber discusses burnout and setting workplace boundaries. -
Gina Benz talks about not focusing on winning games but focusing on individual growth in education.
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In the first installment of Teacher Talk, Gina Benz and Jackie Wilber discuss teacher recruitment in South Dakota
