Kenyan-Born Man Martin Mburu Voted Teacher of the Year in South Carolina's Clarendon School District 1
Martin Mburu, a Kenyan immigrant in the United States, has been voted the 2019 district teacher of the year in Clarendon School District 1, South Carolina.
Mburu, who relocated to the US a decade ago, was named teacher of the year for his outstanding use of technology in the classroom and motivating his students.
He employs green screen technology, animation, flipped classroom, 3D technology, podcasting, computer programming, virtual reality, and music videos to build a relationship with his students.
Mburu will be battling it out for the state of South Carolina's teacher of the year with 60,000 other applicants at the end of the school year.
He studied special education at the Kenya Technical Training College, Egerton University as well as Kenyatta University.
Comments (21)
Welldone
Wish you the Best.
Amazing! Proud Kenyan here. FELICITACIONS!
Hongera sana.
Very proud of you sir!Keep up doing this...
Is there money involved?
Diaspora valid dreams. You make us proud. Will be telling all that you are my cousin..
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Diaspora valid dreams. You make us proud. Will be telling all that you are my cousin..
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Off course yes
Well done Martin. We wish you the very best and may you emerge the winner. Proud of you cuzo.
Well done Martin. We wish you the very best and may you emerge the winner. Proud of you cuzo.
Good job. Please also if possible give motivational talks when you happen to visit Kenya
Well done and great to see an alumnus doing great in these lands
Congratulations to you sir . proud of you. May you continue to do great things
Ndio. Kuna kadri ya sampuri ya Wakenya wema, wachapa chapa kazi, kielelezo chema, wapeperushaji wa bendera ya kuigwa na wengi, na mwisho, niwajivuniao. Bwana Mburu ni kati ya mmoja wao. Hongera na endelea kupiga hatua hio nyingine. Niko nawe.
Congratulations Mr Mburu
Well Done!!! Proud of you. I also trained at KTTC. A great college. Praying for you to win at the next level.
Congratulations Mburu and well done
Congratulations on winning a special award!! Keep up the good work!!
Congratulations and keep up the good work. Sky is the limit!!!!
Congratulations uncle
Teacher of the year