An elementary educator in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, has been awarded one of the state’s top teaching honors. Taya Kidd, a second-grade teacher at French Run Elementary School, was surprised on Thursday with the 2027 Ohio Teacher of the Year award during a pep rally featuring students, staff, and confetti.

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Kidd is currently in her ninth year of teaching at French Run Elementary School and is herself a graduate of Reynoldsburg schools. Her journey to the state title began in July when she was selected as the State Board District 6 Teacher of the Year. She was one of 11 district-level honorees statewide before advancing as one of four finalists for the statewide award.

Students at the school celebrated the announcement alongside staff. Fifth-grade student Sophie Hatta spoke about Kidd’s impact, describing her as a great inspiration who helps her soar every day.

Kidd expressed gratitude for the recognition, calling it a full-circle moment that she never anticipated as a young girl. She compared education to a garden, describing school staff as tools, classrooms and materials as soil, and students as the plants being nurtured to grow.

Explaining her hands-on approach to instruction, Kidd said she strives to provide the kind of teaching environment she would want for her own daughters. She explained that she is not a cookie-cutter teacher and adapts her methods to help every student learn, whether that involves walking on tables or holding lessons in the dark to combine high expectations with fun.

As the 2027 Ohio Teacher of the Year, Kidd will act as an ambassador for public education across the state and will represent Ohio in the 2027 National Teacher of the Year competition.

Source: NBC4 Columbus — Original report

Wararka Af-Soomaaliga

Taya Kidd oo loo Aqoonsaday Macallimadda Sannadka 2027 ee Ohio

Macallimad dhigta dugsiga hoose ee magaalada Reynoldsburg, Ohio, ayaa hab maamuus leh lagu doortay ka dib markii looga dhawaaqay in loo magacaabay Macallimadda Sannadka 2027 ee gobolka Ohio. Taya Kidd, oo dhigta fasalka labaad ee dugsiga French Run Elementary School, ayaa abaalmarintan qaaliga ah lagu guddoonsiiyay munaasabad lama filaan ah oo Khamiistii ka dhacday dugsigaas, oo ay ka qayb galeen ardayda, hawl-wadeennada iyo maamulka dugsiga.

Kidd, oo iyaduba hore uga soo qalin-jabisay dugsiyada Reynoldsburg, ayaa sannadkii 9-aad ka dhigeysa dugsiga French Run Elementary School. Bishii July, waxaa loo magacaabay Macallimadda Sannadka ee Dhabarta 6-aad ee Golaha Gobolka (State Board District 6), iyadoo noqotay mid ka mid ah 11 macallin oo heer degmo ah oo gobolka dhan laga soo xulay, ka hor inta aysan u gudbin afarta macallin ee ugu dambeeyay ee u tartamayay abaalmarinta gobolka.

Ardayda dugsiga ayay abaalmarintan u noqonin wax la yaab leh. Sophie Hatta, oo ah ardayad fasalka 5-aad ku jirta, ayaa tiri: “Waxay ii tahay dhiirigelin aad u weyn. Maalin kasta waxay iga caawisaa inaan sare u kaco.”

Kidd, oo xustay in aqoonsigan uu yahay mid dib u soo xusuusiyay riyadeedii beri hore oo aysan marnaba malayn karin markii ay yarayd, ayaa waxbarashada ku xeeshay tusaale beer ah. Waxay sheegtay in shaqaaluhu yihiin qalabka, fasallada iyo qalabka waxbarashaduna yihiin ciidda, halka ardaydu yihiin dhirta ay maalin kasta ka shaqeeyaan sidii ay u kori lahaayeen.

Iyad oo ka hadlaysa habka ay wax u dhigto, Kidd ayaa tiri: “Waxaan ogahay inuu qof ii baahan yahay, waxaana ogahay inaan jeclaan lahaa in gabdhaheygu helaan macallin i oo kale ah. Sidaas darteed waxaan hubiyaa inaan taas maalin kasta keeno fasalka.” Waxay intaas ku dartay inaysan ahayn macallin hal qaab oo keliya wax u dhiga (cookie-cutter), sidaas darteed ay sameeyo waxyaabo kala duwan. “Waxaa laga yaabaa inaad igu aragto miiska dushiisa oo aan ku socdo. Waxaa laga yaabaa inaad aragto fasalkayga oo madowga dhexgiisa cashar ku qaadanaya. Waxaan leeyahay rajooyin sare, laakiin waxaan rabaa in ubadku sidoo kale ku raaxaystaan waxbarashada.”

Ahaanshaha Macallimadda Sannadka 2027 ee Ohio waxay Kidd siinaysaa fursad ay ku noqoto safiirka waxbarashada dadweynaha ee gobolka oo dhan. Waxaa kale oo ay gobolka Ohio ku đại doontaa tartanka heer qaran ee 2027 National Teacher of the Year.

Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus