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JOSHUA POLSON\/jpolson@greeleytribune.com Tammie Pennington, a biology teacher at Windsor High School, watches as Garrett Graff, 15, starts an experiment Friday afternoon at Windor High School. Pennington was watched by four scholars who critiqued her teaching skills for the biology teacher of the year in Colorado. <\/p>\n
JOSHUA POLSON\/jpolson@greeleytribune.com Tammie Pennington, right, a biology teacher at Windsor High School, watches as Maddie Singleton, 15, prepares lab equipment during class Friday afternoon at Windsor High School. Pennington is currently in the running for biology teacher of year in Colorado. <\/p>\n
WINDSOR Tammie Pennington is a rock star in the classroom just ask her students. Pennington, 44, a Windsor High School biology teacher, even makes biology fun for students who dont particularly like it. Carson Barnhart, a 15-year-old sophomore in Penningtons pre-Advanced Placement biology class, admits science isnt on the top of her list of favorites. Science isnt really my thing, but I definitely get it, Barnhart said. Shes a great teacher, and we have a lot of fun. Theres a lot of hands-on, and I really like the hands-on thing. In the classroom, shes really relaxed, and shes <\/p>\n
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See the rest here: Expand Photo JOSHUA POLSON\/jpolson@greeleytribune.com Tammie Pennington, a biology teacher at Windsor High School, watches as Garrett Graff, 15, starts an experiment Friday afternoon at Windor High School. Pennington was watched by four scholars who critiqued her teaching skills for the biology teacher of the year in Colorado Continue reading
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