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proudMIeducator

#proudMIeducator is a Michigan Department of Education initiative that aims to acknowledge, elevate, and celebrate the work of great educators in the State of Michigan.
Latest #proudMIeducator Video
The latest #proudMIeducator video features the 2025-26 Michigan Teacher of the Year, Corey Rosser, a teacher at Quest High School in Lapeer County’s North Branch Area Schools.
Proud Michigan Educator Videos
- #proudMIeducator: Corey Rosser is the 2025-26 Michigan Teacher of the Year
 - #proudMIeducator: Michael Rumbell, Northville Public Schools
 - #proudMIeducator: 2024-25 Regional Teachers of the Year
 - #proudMIeducator: Detroit International Academy for Young Women
 - #proudMIeducator: Michigan School for the Deaf - Community
 - #proudMIeducator: Michigan School for the Deaf - Short History
 - #proudMIeducator: Nikki DeGowske, Algonquin Elementary School, Algonac Community Schools
 - #proudMIeducator: Michigan School for the Deaf - Why We Like It Here
 - #proudMIeducator: Kelley Cusmano, 2024-25 Michigan Teacher of the Year, Rochester Community Schools
 - #proudMIeducator: Michigan School for the Deaf
 - #proudMIeducator: Dr. Chris Gordon, Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School
 - #proudMIeducator: Marcelo Santana, Grant Public Schools
 - #proudMIeducator: Vanessa Robert, 2023-24 Region 9 Teacher of the Year, Canton Charter Academy
 - #proudMIeducator: Don and Rebekah Brewer, Imlay City Community Schools
 - #proudMIeducator: Future PME EXPLORE the Profession
 - #proudMIeducator: Carrie Betts, West Maple Elementary School
 
For the complete list of videos, please view the #proudMIeducator Youtube Playlist.
Future Proud Michigan Educators
View Future Proud Michigan Educator videos on the Future Proud Michigan Educator YouTube playlist.
For more information on how you can become a proud Michigan educator, visit our Future Proud Michigan Educator page.
In the Media
- #proudMIeducator Press Releases
 - 9&10 News: Indigenous Teacher Steven Loonsfoot Gains Statewide Attention Through Proud Educator Series
 - MLive: After a 20-year detour driving a school bus, Kalamazoo veteran shines as a teacher
 - UpNorthLive.com: TC West High Choir teacher recognized for creating positive learning community
 - Traverse City Public Schools Choir Teacher Focus of Latest #proudMIeducator Video
 - The Meemic Foundation is Spotlighted in Latest #proudMIeducator video
 - Michigan Teacher Leadership Advisory Council (MTLAC) Highlighted in Newest Video
 - Military Veteran Finds Second Calling in the Classroom as Elementary Teacher
 - MDE, MSU Collaboration Aims to Celebrate MI Teachers, Build Capacity
 - MDE Continues #proudMIeducator Video Campaign Featuring Lansing Teacher
 - School News Network: U.S. Marine turned teacher honored as Proud Michigan Educator
 - MDE marks Veterans Day by highlighting a military veteran-turned-educator
 - MDE Launches 2018-2019 #proudMIeducator Campaign Featuring Video with MTOY Laura Chang
 - School News Network: Knowing Students Comes First - Luke Wilcox, 2017-2018 Michigan Teacher of the Year
 - MDE Launches Campaign to Recognize and Celebrate Michigan Educators
 
Let's Celebrate Proud Michigan Educators!
This campaign is a joint venture with any supporters who want to celebrate Michigan educators. Are you a supporter of Proud Michigan Educators? Email MDE-PME@Michigan.gov to learn more about how you can get involved!
Know a Proud Michigan Educator who would be a great choice for a future #proudMIeducator video? We want to know! Simply complete this proposal form and email it to MDE-PME@Michigan.gov.
Like the Office of Educator Excellence on Facebook. Find the Office on Educator Excellence on X/Twitter. Go to the MDE YouTube Page.
- Like, share, and comment on our videos.
 - Share your own videos and tag us.
 - Use the hashtag #proudMIeducator to celebrate your work and the work of other proud Michigan educators.