During that time Ouren, has made a positive impact on his students, saying the first step in successfully teaching special education is building a relationship with the student.

Moore’s love for history stemmed from his experiences with past great teachers he had in high school and college, planting the inspiration for his career.

Amber Waibel is in her 12th year of teaching and her third year at Mankato East High School.

“I can’t wait to get up the hill and start each new day,” Loyola Catholic School educator Valerie Koch said.

Megan Oertli uses encouragement, clarity and compassion and things you can’t learn from a book as techniques to teach her 4th graders in Nicollet.

The focus is not on where they have been, but where they are going in their futures.