After tallying over 7000 votes, we have the winners! Congratulations to the following 2010 Teachers of the Year:

Alexandria: Anna Harvin, 2nd grade teacher at Mt. Vernon Community School
From the first week, Ms. Harvin was in tune with my son's behavioral and academic needs. With Ms. Harvin as his teacher, his creativity is blossoming. For class assignments, he built a four-foot model of the Great Wall of China, wrote a how-to book about bowling, and designed his own board game using magnets -- with a roller coaster theme. Instead of trying to make my quirky child conform to the norm, she's encouraging him to be himself and she's valuing his uniqueness.

Ashburn: Thenthia Taterway, 2nd grade teacher at County Christian School
Mrs. Taterway teaches with enthusiasm and love for children and education. She brings more to the classroom through hands-on learning, such as having the children make a quilt for the Underground Railway map, and plant trees for environment studies. I wish she could teach the children every year, but by planting a love for learning- she is making a difference in our children's entire education

Fairfax: Gina Clavico, Preschool Special Ed teacher at Greenbrier East Elementary School
Gina Clavio works with children who all have special needs. Responsible for coordinating the children's various therapies, she works with many non-verbal students who are developmentally delayed, helping the children build their skills and confidence in a world that might look at them differently. She is compassionate, creative and her tireless energy and love for the kids is inspirational to both the children and the parents she interacts with daily.

Baltimore: Nancy Montgomery-Loy, 5th grade teacher at Odyssey School
My daughter has dyslexia, and, before this year began, she could not read very well and came home from school in tears each day. In the six months that she has been in Mrs. Montgomery-Loy’s class, she has developed the skills and confidence she needs to read. It’s like magic! Through her hard work and dedication, Mrs. Montgomery-Loy has truly changed my daugher’s life.

Columbia: Megan Cavanaugh, Motor Development teacher at H. Winship Wheatley
Megan teaches 3 and 4 year old children with mental and physical disabilities. Her hard work and dedication go far beyond the walls of the classroom where she teaches and develops the motor skills necessary for success. Volunteering countless hours of her own time, Megan also coaches numerous Special Olympic teams for Prince George's County Public School System. She is energetic and enthusiastic about her job and strives to make each of her children feel valued and unique.