February 4, 2010 - Jennifer Moran, a Speech Language Pathologist at Blue Creek Elementary School, knows a thing or two about innovation.

“The Lunch Bunch”, a group created by Moran, invites students that need extra help with communication skills to join students with pretty good skills, to simply have a conversation. It was this novel and ultimately successful idea that, in part, led to Mrs. Moran being named a WNYT-13 ‘Top Teacher’.

“When I got the call about Channel 13's Top Teacher, I was a little overwhelmed, but I felt grateful and honored to be recognized for something like this,” Moran said.

Moran says she feels the greatest pride in hearing stories from parents or teachers about her students who take their newly learned communication skills and used them outside of speech therapy.

“It is absolutely wonderful to see the progress that the children make through the years,” she said. “To know that I am making a difference in the lives of students and their families really means a lot to me.”

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