National Teachers Hall of Fame -Leslie Revis, 2000 Inductee - 1992-93, Peace Corps, Guatemala, language coordinator, trainer, and curriculum designer, staff trainer

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By Admin1 (admin) on Sunday, July 01, 2001 - 3:48 pm: Edit Post

Guatemala Peace Corps Language Coordinator Leslie Revis inducted into National Teacher's Hall of Fame



Guatemala Peace Corps Language Coordinator Leslie Revis inducted into National Teacher's Hall of Fame

Leslie Revis

2000 Inductee

Beaufort High School

Beaufort, South Carolina

Years in current position: 5

Total years as a classroom teacher: 28

Career Highlights

Leslie Revis has made her classes at Beaufort High School an asset to the community by offering the Beaufort High School Community Outreach Translating Service, which has become a valuable outreach for the surrounding area and a great learning experience for the students. This program has been honored with citations and news articles, and is used as a model by other high schools.

She developed an alternative and innovative competency-based curriculum in foreign language for the Peace Corps language programs in Belize, Jamaica, and Guatemala.

Revis says she meets her students with L.O.V.E. That is, she explains, she must "listen to their immediate needs (bathroom, nurse, etc.), observe their mood and energy as they enter my class, value their presence by genuinely exchanging greetings, and enjoy that they have come to my class today." She describes her classroom management as H.E.A.R.T. "As my students and I journey through a unit, we use humor to get us through the 'but I sound so funny' language moments, while not compromising excellence. Personal excellence flourishes in a room of acceptance. I teach my students that responsible acceptance means working with both our gifts and limitations to understand how to achieve. My students must know at all times that we are in this together!"

S.O.U.L. is the final component of her teaching philosophy. "My students and their parents can count on my support. Every year I place 450 phone calls or more to students and parents. These connections are intended to outline my program and its goals. Communication, either by phone or during a conference, serves to uplift and support parent and student's needs. By thoughtfully exchanging ideas, educational needs, implementation of techniques, and professional resources, a teacher becomes a powerful and valued link, insuring the grounds for Love, Heart, and Soul to take root in support of a student's success."

Revis has a "Homework Hotline" Monday through Sunday until 11 p.m.

When five Spanish classes at Beaufort High were left to finish the year under a long-term substitute, Revis added those five classes to her normal workload of six. She did so did so without additional pay and while six months pregnant.

"She makes learning real for her students. They know that what they do in the classroom is important because it reaches beyond the classroom." -- Inez Tenenbaum, State Superintendent of Education

"In my 30 years in the business of education, I can truly think of no one who would be a more articulate, authentic, and gracious representative of the teaching profession. If I could rub Aladdin's lamp, one of my three wishes would be to turn back the years and give myself the gift of being a foreign language student in Leslie Revis' classroom." -- Calvin White, Sr., principal, Beaufort High School

"Many teachers offer extra time and attention to some students, but with Leslie everything she does seems to help not only individual students but classes, the school, and the community, all at the same time." -- Elizabeth Chase, communications specialist, Beaufort High, and parent of former student

"While breaking down local barriers and expanding opportunities for learning by her students in the real world, Leslie Revis has also been the epitome of the conscientious classroom teacher. She regularly calls parents to tell them about their child's progress and to give encouragement. More than once I have seen my own daughter helped through a rough time by this simple expression of concern and caring from a respected teacher." -- Dr. Joseph Floyd, school board member and parent of a student

"Every day a sense of power encompasses me when I walk into Spanish class. This is the power of knowledge. Not a minute is wasted, for we students are always seeking information and applying it to our lives. Mrs. Revis emphasizes that we will always be students, that we will always have the ability and the gift to learn something new every day." -- Rebecca Ann Daubert, Beaufort High student

Education

1973

University of San Diego

Career Experience

1995-present

9-12, Spanish, Instructor Lead Teacher, Foreign Language, Beaufort County Schools; Coordinator, International Baccalaureate Community Action and Service; Director, Beaufort High School Community Outreach Translating Service

1994-95

Sixth-grade, Spanish Immersion programs for math and science, Fairfax County Schools

1993-94

D.C. Heath & Co. (Paragraphics, Inc.), curriculum designer for bilingual education library series

1993

Peace Corps, Washington, language curriculum design consultant and trainer for Belize and Jamaica, staff trainer

1992-93

Peace Corps, Guatemala, language coordinator, trainer, and curriculum designer, staff trainer

1987-92

Warren Wilson College, Head, International Studies Department/Spanish Instructor

1982-87, and 1990

K-12, Spanish Teacher, Asheville Country Day School/Carolina Day School

1981

9-12, GED Trainer in language arts and math, Buncombe County School District

1975-81

7-12, Teacher for Middle and High School curriculum, Rainbow Woods Private School

1975

9-12, Spanish Teacher, Grossmont Unified School District

1973-75

9-12, Spanish/French Teacher, San Diego Unified School District

Honors/Awards

1999

Disney's National American Teacher Award for the Humanities

1999

Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year

1999

Honor Roll Teacher for the State of South Carolina

1998

Showcase article "Inspirational Mentor, Leslie Revis," University of San Diego President's Report

1998

Learn to Serve Award from the S.C. State Department of Education

1998

Beaufort County Teacher of the Year Award

1998

Beaufort High School Teacher of the Year Award

1998

Beaufort High School April Teacher of the Month Award

1998

Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewer Authority letter of service recognition



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By Anthony Revis (67-150-124-23.lsan.mdsg-pacwest.com - 67.150.124.23) on Saturday, September 16, 2006 - 3:33 am: Edit Post

Ms. Revis' philosophy on teaching is truly an inspiration for me as an educator. I feel honored to have the same last name as such a compassionate and brilliant person.

By Jessica Wallach (ip68-100-94-143.dc.dc.cox.net - 68.100.94.143) on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 3:50 am: Edit Post

I am looking for Leslie Revis. She was my teacher a long time ago at Warren Wilson College. I last saw her in 2004 right before I got married, but have lost track of her again (this has happened periodically over the last 15 years). Does anyone know where she is and how I could contact her. I really want to tell her about my life and make sure she is safe.

By Joseph Grant (64.20.134.2) on Friday, November 21, 2008 - 9:24 pm: Edit Post

I AM AN EX-PEACE CORP VOLUNTEER - I SERVED IN PERU, S.A. FROM 1963-65. I HAVE CONSISTENTLY LOOKED FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA/GEORGIA AREAS TO OFFER SERVICES THAT THAT COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY KNOWLEDGE, BUT HAVE BEEN ENTIRELY UNSUCCESSFUL. THIS MESSAGE ONLY SERVES TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER COMPADRE. PLEASE RESPOND. MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS joshg_10@yahoo.com. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HEAR FROM YOU' ALTHOUGH THE COUNTRYU OF SERVICE WAS NOT THE SAME.

J. G.


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