Connie Hall is a Kindergarten teacher at Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary School in Sparks, Nevada. She is enthusiastic about teaching, helping other teachers and families, and supporting her community. Hall’s primary goal is to build meaningful relationships with all in her sphere of influence. This helps her teach students, fellow teachers, and parents and includes the community in supporting education. Hall began her teaching career in 1994 and has taught children from Nursery to third grade. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education and a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama, as well as a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a Minor in Common Core State Standards from Concordia University-Portland in Portland, Oregon. In addition to teaching, Hall serves on the school Leadership Team. She is the Director of Comprehensive Children’s Activities: Global Coordination & Early Childhood Interest for Messages of Hope International Ministries, serves on the Nevada State Superintendent’s Teacher Advisor Cabinet, Nevada Kindergarten Think Tank member, and Washoe County Early Childhood Advisory Council member. Hall has done presentations throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, and internationally on varied topics both in the educational realm and for children’s, youth, women’s, and family ministry programs. Hall was named the 2023 Nevada State Teacher of the Year and the 2019 Certified Employee of the Year for Washoe County School District. She has received two Certificates of Commendation from United States (Nevada) Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. Her classroom was filmed and featured in articles for several district and national projects. One project demonstrated her culturally responsive classroom for teacher training in her district. She and her students were one of five classrooms chosen nationally to be featured in The New Teacher Project Room to Run project, “showing what kids can do with challenging, inspiring schoolwork.”
