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She said a little boy named Ryan had âtugged at her heart strings.â
âThat summer, not only did I help Ryan, but he helped me realize what I wanted to do with my life,â Norwood said. âI am so very grateful that I chose to follow that path.â  Â
On Thursday, Norwood â who has served 17 of her 20 years as an educator with the Belton Independent School District â was recognized as the Belton ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year.
Her Sparta Elementary students surprised her with the recognition.
âI am honored to be recognized by my peers for what I do each day,â she said. âBeing a teacher is not just a job to me, it is part of who I am. I want to see my students succeed no matter how big or small their success is.â
A teacher in the Belton Independent School District is one of just 10 educators from across the country selected to be a 2021 National STEM Scholar.
But Jennifer Snead, the teacher at North Belton Middle School who was selected, wasnât always confident that she would be among the 10 finalists for the yearlong Science, Technology Engineering and Math professional development training.
âIt all started when a former administrator saw the opportunity and sent it to me,â Snead, a sixth-grade science teacher, said. âShe told me, âHey, this would be amazing for you to do.â But I was really questionable about doing it ⦠and second-guessed myself quite a bit.â