A Surprise for Mr. Egnot

The morning after returning from chaperoning Piedmont's field trip to Washington, DC. Mr. Egnot heard on the morning announcements that he  won the 2014 Teacher of Excellence Award from MeckEd. Here is the reaction!

The always impeccably-dressed Mr. Egnot at the ceremony. Click the image to read the news story.

Mr. Egnot's award winning teaching style keeps his students engaged and thinking.

Here are a few photos from one of the many active learning projects in Mr. Egnot's room. In this one, students had to build an industrial revolution invention and then create a persuasive presentation to "sell" it to the class.

These boys created a working model elevator.

Inventions spill out into the hallway outside Mr. Egnot's room as work is finalized.

This group's invention is quite intricate.

This young aeronaut is working on a model biplane.

One student uses the internet for research as his teammates build.

Here are a few examples of his classes' Facetime with Historic Figures exercise: