USSA would like to congratulate Sayre Posey for being named the 2025 Utah State Teacher of the Year. Sayre is a teacher at Northwest Middle School in the Salt Lake City School District. Utah is so lucky to have so many amazing teachers!! Good luck, Sayre!

UTSTOYs celebrating the announcement of the 2025 Utah Teacher of the Year! @NNSTOY #uted #TeachersLeading @UTBoardofEd @UTPublicEd

❤️❤️Being a Kinder Teacher ❤️❤️⁦@9thEvermore⁩ ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@DicksonSyd⁩ ⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩ ⁦@leighnakker⁩ ⁦@mapezteguia11⁩

5, 6, 7, 8…. 5, 6, 7, 8… Teaching your child to count? This video illustrates two important early math skills you’ll want to know. The first is rote counting, which is the process of memorizing and reciting numbers in their correct order. Rote counting can be done anywhere - and doesn’t require any materials. It’s just counting out loud (think of it like the numerical equivalent of the Alphabet Song). You can practice it in the car, in the tub… anywhere. Obviously, this little one is fixated on a particular sequence (5 through 8) at this point in her development, which she repeats over and over. More will come. Impressively, she’s also showing an early knowledge of one-to-one correspondence. This is the skill of counting one - and only one - object as you count/say each number. Watch as she counts off the individual paving stones in her path… reciting a new number each time she lands on one with her left foot. Both skills are important, but one to one counting is the more conceptual ability. You can help to nurture it by demonstrating it as you count together with your child. To do so you’ll need to be counting actual, physical objects. Count slowly, touching each object as you go and connecting each number spoken with a single item in the sequence. One to one correspondence leads to number sense… which is a connection between number and quantity. (Knowing that the number “three” is applied to a set of 3 - and only 3 - objects. Happy counting! This little mathematician was shared to IG by gunnertheketokid.

Former Utah Teachers of the Year gather to celebrate the addition of a new member to their affiliate. This group represents many years of dedication and excellence in serving Utah students. ⁦@CCSSO⁩ ⁦@UTPublicEd⁩ #uted

The incredible @ChadWarnick, 2023 Utah Teacher of the Year, shares his goal for each of his students: 1-have fun, 2-learn, 3-connect to a career, and 4-know they are loved. #TeachersLeading @NNSTOY #uted @UtahCTE

Loved “Show up for teachers” event recently hosted by First Lady Abby Cox. Great keynotes and sessions! #inspired #teaching ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@9thEvermore⁩ ⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩ ⁦@DicksonSyd⁩ ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@leighnakker⁩

Always excited to see my #UTSTOY family! Grateful to engage in a powerful conversation about Teacher Leadership in Utah with the @HSG_UT Fellows. #uted #TeachersLeading @NNSTOY @UTBoardofEd

So happy to see my dear #UTSTOY friend - the incredible @BeckGay! Thanks for sharing your wisdom & passion for teaching with 4 new Aggies who will soon #TeachInDavis! #uted #TeachersLeading

Kindergarten graduation was a success! 🎓 So many memories made this school year! Love this amazing career!! ⁦@9thEvermore⁩ ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@DicksonSyd⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩ ⁦@leighnakker⁩ ⁦@marrica5⁩

Fun doing stem activities with my kinders! They created amazing marble runs. They loved bowling and golf too! Learning about motion & push& pull! ⁦@DicksonSyd⁩ ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@leighnakker⁩ ⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩

Loved doing counting collections with my kinders! Great 1:1 correspondence & showing it in multiple ways! 30 dif. collections! #Kmathematicians ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@KinderKish⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩ ⁦@DicksonSyd⁩

So fun seeing some of my Utah Teacher Fellow friends! Great educational conversations! ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@DeborahGatrell1⁩ ⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩ ⁦@4micheleJones⁩ ⁦@bridget_varner⁩ ⁦@coachbpreece⁩ ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@rogers_machelle⁩

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We enjoyed the “For the Love of Reading” Conf.last week! UVU had engaging authors & interesting sessions! My favorite part of every school day is doing a read aloud!!@HighlandElem5 ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@alpineschools⁩ ⁦⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩

Great afternoon in @DavisSchools hosting two of my favorites! Thanks @DicksonSyd & @tabitha_pacheco for making time to learn about our recruiting efforts. You’re two of my edu heroes! #TeachInDavis #uted

Good morning! Today you were given another chance to sing, to laugh, to cry, to learn, to have meaningful conversations, to create, to encourage, or to do a kind deed. Embrace the gift of seeing another sunrise! Have a great day!👊

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Fantastic kindergarten math PD today with national presenter ⁦@MikeFlynn55⁩ Great ideas,tips and resources! ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@Redhdteacher⁩ ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@alpineschools⁩ ⁦⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@DicksonSyd⁩

Such an inspiring evening at the Teacher of the Year banquet! Congratulations to the 2023 Utah Teacher of the Year-Chad Warnick@9thEvermore⁩⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩⁦@kellie_holm_may⁩⁦@lmerkles⁩⁦@DicksonSyd⁩⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩