Step inside the classroom of Mrs. Jennifer Lopez, a.k.a Mrs. Magic: a fourth-grade teacher who meshes her love for the Orlando Magic and her students’ learning experience into one daily occurrence: ...

Heidi Stagner, an art teacher at Field Elementary, is a finalist for Springfield Teacher of the Year. Stagner found her passion for teaching after observing an art class integrating science concepts.

An amateur magician-turned-Long Island teacher who has been pulling every trick out of the hat to inspire students just scored the “Oscar of Teaching.’’ John Melandro, a third- and fifth-grade teacher ...