Keynote speaker
Mr. Reggie White
Alabama Teacher of the year 2022
Keynote Presentation:
Dare to be Different
Birmingham elementary school teacher Reggie White was named Alabama’s 2022-23 Teacher of the Year Wednesday night in Montgomery.
“I believe it is important for my students to see me as a real person,” White said. “I ensure that my students are connected to the world around them.”
White, a National Board certified fifth-grade teacher, teaches at Booker T. Washington K-8 School. He grew up in Choctaw County and attended Alabama State University, studying communications.
After joining the Baptist Student Union while in college, White spent a summer in San Jose, California, where he helped students learn English and mentored their families on ways to help their children with reading comprehension. That’s when he knew he wanted to become an educator.
After returning home from the mission trip, White said he saw a commercial to recruit new teachers. At the end of the commercial, a student said, “We need you!”
White said he saw himself in the commercial and vowed to create a classroom where all students felt valued and inspired to achieve their dreams.
Keynote Presentation:
Dare to be Different
Birmingham elementary school teacher Reggie White was named Alabama’s 2022-23 Teacher of the Year Wednesday night in Montgomery.
“I believe it is important for my students to see me as a real person,” White said. “I ensure that my students are connected to the world around them.”
White, a National Board certified fifth-grade teacher, teaches at Booker T. Washington K-8 School. He grew up in Choctaw County and attended Alabama State University, studying communications.
After joining the Baptist Student Union while in college, White spent a summer in San Jose, California, where he helped students learn English and mentored their families on ways to help their children with reading comprehension. That’s when he knew he wanted to become an educator.
After returning home from the mission trip, White said he saw a commercial to recruit new teachers. At the end of the commercial, a student said, “We need you!”
White said he saw himself in the commercial and vowed to create a classroom where all students felt valued and inspired to achieve their dreams.
