Our
Qualifications
Mark
Finchum
Education:
BS,
Communications,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MS, Curriculum
& Instruction, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Social Studies
teacher with 21 years of experience
Currently
doctoral
candidate, Social Science Education, UTK College of Education
Awards:
Middle School
Teacher of the Year, Jefferson County
Distinguished
Classroom Teacher Award, Jefferson County
Outstanding
Social
Studies Teacher Award, TCSS
Sequoyah Award,
East TN Indian League
American History
Teacher of the Year, Andrew Bogle Chapter, DAR
Tennessee's
American
History Teacher of the Year, State DAR Award
Membership:
Past president
and current board member, Tennessee Council for the Social Studies
Past board
member,
National Council for the Social Studies
Founder,
"Teaching
American Indian History, Culture, and Current Events" NCSS SIG
Past member,
Tennessee History Day Advisory Committee
Active member,
New Market Baptist Church
Past board member
and former Vice-President, Governor John Sevier Memorial Association
Past member,
Advisory Board, James White Fort
President
and Program chair, Jefferson County Historical Society
Past member,
Volunteer Landing Living History Task Force
Past member,
Advisory Board, WBIR Television
Native Activities:
Founder, East
Tennessee Indian League, Inc.
Past member,
Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs
Walked "Great
Indian Warpath" across East Tennessee
Participant,
Cherokee History and Culture Institute, Museum of the Cherokee
Indian
Participant, Cherokee Nation History Class
Founder, "Teaching American Indian History, Culture, and Current
Events" community (NCSS)
Guest Editor, American Indian theme issue, "Social Studies and the
Young Learner" (NCSS)
Published Author, "Social Studies and the Young Learner," and Tennessee
Associaton of Middle Schools journal
Received name
in ceremony with Elder, Richard Crowe on the Oconaluftee River
Cherokee Name:
di-de-yo-hv-s-gi no-le ga-wo-ni s-gi
(English
Translation:
Teacher and Storyteller)
Sherry
S. Finchum
Education:
BS, Home
Economics
Education, Carson Newman College
MS, Educational
Administration, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Kindergarten/Elementary
Certification, ETSU, Johnson City
Director of
Accountability and
Pre-K - 5 Curriculum, Jefferson County Schools
Former Chairperson,
Jefferson County kindergarten teachers
Mother of three
children
22 years teaching
experience
Awards:
Elementary School
Teacher of the Year, Jefferson County
Outstanding
Social
Studies Teacher Award, TCSS
Member of the
Year, East TN Indian League
Membership:
Past-President,
Greene County Education Association
Active member,
New Market Baptist Church
Smoky Mountain
Historical Society
Phi Kappa Phi
Honor Society
Served on
Jefferson
County Schools Curriculum Committee
Native
Activities:
Cherokee
Genealogy Conference Presenter
Former Chair,
East TN Indian League Kids' Day Powwow
Received name
in ceremony with Elder, Richard Crowe, on the Oconaluftee River
Cherokee Name:
tsu-la a-di-si
(English
Translation:
Running Fox)
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