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Rebecka Peterson
Teacher Leadership Specialist, 2023 National Teacher of the Year
2023 National Teacher of the Year Rebecka Peterson is a math teacher who loves stories. She is in her 16th year of education. Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been her home school since 2012. Rebecka’s message as National Teacher of the Year highlighted teachers’ stories of the good that is happening in education. She believes that when we learn each other’s stories, we carry a piece of each other with us, and we are forever changed.