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Teacher has down to earth lesson for students

11:39 AM, May 13, 2009

At Westgate Elementary in St. Petersburg the students in Karen Stockton's class are constantly conducting experiments. Some of the experiments are colorful. Others are lively. And some are alive and squirmy like these red wiggler earth worms.

Miss Jeanne says goodbye after 48 years

1:30 PM, Apr 28, 2009

Bryan Roth has a way with words

3:01 PM, Apr 7, 2009

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Each Tuesday, we'll show you how a particular teacher makes a difference and why he or she is this Tuesday's Teacher of the Week. If you know of a teacher in the community who deserves a "red apple," nominate a teacher

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Each Tuesday, we'll show you how a particular teacher makes a difference and why he or she is this Tuesday's Teacher of the Week.

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Tuesday Teacher: Kacy Zagorc

12:44 PM, Dec 23, 2008

Baby steps in the classroom can lead to big leaps later.

Art teacher has a stroke of genius!

7:03 AM, Dec 16, 2008

Art teacher Melanie Schlicter knew she had found her calling in first grade when students began offering up their lunch money for her drawings.

Tuesday Teacher: Mary Melvin

1:18 PM, Nov 25, 2008

Guidance counselor Mary Melvin pushed for a candy free school. Students are rewarded with PE.

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Tuesday Teacher helps students make the grade

12:20 PM, Nov 11, 2008

Tampa teacher Kelly Young says positive reinforcement builds confidence.

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Fruits, vegetables and animals help students vocabulary

4:45 PM, Nov 4, 2008

If you step inside the classroom of Lori Lenas, you had better watch where you step. That's because part of her classroom at Palm River Elementary in Tampa is outside with some very cute critters.

Tuesday Teacher: Diana Taliercio

9:04 AM, Oct 28, 2008

Diana Taliercio says being a railroad conductor put her on track to teach. She didn't become a teacher until she was 50.

Coach Dan is on a roll

10:38 AM, Oct 21, 2008

Tuesday's Teacher says students can learn life lessons by falling down.

Tuesday Teacher says teaching math equals success

9:50 AM, Oct 7, 2008

Amanda Yingling wants her students to feel at home.

Where in the world is Jennifer Finkel?

4:35 PM, Sep 30, 2008

Geography teacher brings love of people and places to the classroom.

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Tuesday Teacher: A lesson from the heart

11:11 AM, Sep 23, 2008

Vickie Broadus says every child is special.

Tuesday Teacher: Laura Wyatt

10:20 AM, Sep 16, 2008

Laura Wyatt prepares her students for a lifetime of learning, and also takes time to give back to the community.

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Connecting in the classroom means caring beyond homework

11:30 AM, Sep 9, 2008

Tuesday Teacher Laura Piazza says students want to show they care.

Tuesday Teacher: Barbara Norcross

11:43 AM, Sep 2, 2008

Barbara Norcross believes every child can learn and believes in creating an environment for success.

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Tuesday Teacher says her athletes are champions

7:52 AM, Aug 5, 2008

Mindy Bunce helps Speical Olympians achieve their dreams of getting gold.

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Tuesday Teacher believes in taking a leap of faith

12:46 PM, Jul 23, 2008

From blackboards to Broadway

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How sweet it is

1:22 PM, Jul 15, 2008

If you've ever devoured something delicious at Busch Gardens, it was likely baked under the watchful eye of Chef Michael Craig. Craig is the pastry chef at Busch Gardens in Tampa.

Young campers digging for critters

5:23 PM, Jul 1, 2008

Shannon Lipan teaches campers to care about Earth's little creatures at Shorecrest Prep Creepy Crawly summer camp in St. Petersburg.

A Port Charlotte kitten named Harvey Dent was born with two faces.

Janus cat: Port Charlotte kitten born with two faces dies

A kitten born in Port Charlotte is turning heads.

7:57 PM, Feb 2, 2012

Segregation remembered thanks to Plant City man making a difference

James Washington allowed his family's home, which was a popular rooming house during segregation, to be turned into a museum.

6:37 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Crazy Super Bowl prop bets

It's the biggest betting event of the year and there are a number of bets you can make on the Super Bowl other than who will win or lose.

11:38 AM, Feb 3, 2012

Deputies say Allysia Williams was one of 31 people arrested during a 3-day prostitution sting operation.

31 arrested in Polk online prostitution busts

Polk deputies say more than two dozen people were arrested as a result of an online prostitution sting operation.

3:29 PM, Dec 5, 2011

Weird

Modesto Police Officer Y. Oaxaca is pictured with an unidentified woman at an unknown location. Pictures were submitted anonymously to the police department, city manager’s office and various media outlets.(CBS13)

Police officers posing in racy photos?

Racy photos depicting two Modesto police officers with scantily clad women were anonymously sent to the department, the city manager and some media outlets on Tuesday.

10:19 AM, Jan 19, 2012

Jefferson WR Coffee completes college journey

Jefferson wide receiver Jawuan Coffee signed to play football at Division III Becker College.

3:22 AM, Feb 3, 2012

Hillsborough County Sheriff detectives pose undercover as children to catch online predators

Hillsborough County's Internet Predator Unit Makes A Wave of Recent Child Porn Arrests

Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Internet Predator Unit have made several arrests within the past month or so for possession of child pornography. Authorities say they've been able to be more efficient and handle more investigations since adding another detective last year.

11:43 PM, Feb 3, 2012

A red light camera in Haines City shows a truck that Polk deputies say is carrying several stolen cattle.

Polk County cattle owner glad for red light cameras

A cattle owner in Auburndale is very thankful for red light cameras in Polk County, especially since they helped catch the men accused of stealing some of his livestock.

9:47 AM, Feb 2, 2012