Mike Roberts is the twelfth recipient of the Edwin A. Hoey Award for Outstanding Educator in the English Language Arts.
The Edwin A. Hoey Award, cosponsored by the Weekly Reader Corporation, recognizes exceptional English language arts teachers of grades 5-8 who have demonstrated excellence in teaching English language arts and inspired a spirit of inquiry and a love of learning in their students.
The award will be presented at the Middle Level Luncheon on Friday, November 20, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the NCTE Annual Convention.
Mike is an eighth grade English teacher at Rowland Hall Middle School in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to his English teaching and advisory positions, Mike also coaches seventh grade girls volleyball as well as both eighth grade girls and boys basketball. He has created and taught numerous elective courses, including overseeing the literary magazine, leading a writing workshop class, and teaching a pop culture course. He has also been a mentor teacher as well as serving as a quarter team coordinator, and is the faculty advisor for the student council.
Read more about Mike through his award narrative and school resume/bio. 