Iowa Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation And Dance (IAHPERD)
State of Iowa
Legislature Alert
Health Teacher of the Year- 2008
Traci Havlik
From left to right: Gary Boeyink (2008 president, IAHPERD), Traci Havlik (Health Teacher of the Year)and Juley Murphy-Tierna (principal)
Traci Havlik teaches health at Prairieview School, Waukee, Iowa. and is an excellent teacher. She has great knowledge of her subject matter, displays effective teaching and learning practices, and most importantly relates to her students exceptionally well.
Traci’s lessons are designed to meet the developmental needs of all students in her class as she teaches to all students. She has a passion and enthusiasm for teaching that rubs off on her students.
She has very high expectations for herself and for her students. She is a role model for other Physical Education and Health teachers as well as students. She is constantly writing grants to expand her budget. She was able to obtain heart rate monitors for her classes to help teach cardiovascular endurance. She has written activities for the Physical Best Activities book.
Traci obtained her National Board Certification in 2006 and has personally gained knowledge to make her the best teacher possible.
Ladies and Gentlemen it gives me great pleasure to introduce to you, the 2008 IAHPERD Health Teacher of the Year.