MTHS Teacher is NJ Outstanding English Teacher

Mrs. Jennifer Ansbach of Manchester Township High School was honored by the Manchester Township Board of Education for being named 2013 Outstanding English Language Arts Educator by the NJ Council of Teachers of English. 

Principal Alex George introduced Mrs. Ansbach and read from a description of the award, which "recognizes a dedicated, innovative, dynamic educator whose activities have significantly and widely impacted New Jersey English language arts education."  He said that Mrs. Ansbach would receive a medallion at an upcoming conference and would be featured on the NJ Council of Teachers of English website for the next year.  She is also now eligible for a Governor's Award. 

Mr. George praised Mrs. Ansbach for her passion for her profession and her ongoing participation in seminars, professional presentations and publications. He described her as the school's resident tech expert and said she often pursues and receives grant funding for her classroom projects.  She is currently piloting an iPad classroom in one of her classes.  Each year her students write a complete novel and Mr. George said that one student who wrote a recommendation for the award remarked that the month he spent writing his 40,000 word novel was the best month of his life.  "For a student to say that really shows how she impacts her students," said Mr. George.