SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - Our Chalkboard Champion for December in Sarasota is Malysa Johnson, who hails from Triad Alternative School, weaving arts and experiential learning into her English curriculum!

In her first year teaching at the school, Johnson feels she is in the right place to make a difference. “It’s pretty amazing, I feel, when I got here, it was exactly where I was supposed to be. Things always move where we’re supposed to go. Triad is home,” says Johnson.

She makes learning hands-on by adding art elements to her lessons, and takes her students on field trips to museums, theaters, and historical sites.

Carl Reynolds Law has awarded Johnson $500, and her students believe she deserves the recognition.

Johnson says she plans to pour her chalkboard money back into her class

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