Sarah Brown Wessling
2010 National Teacher of the Year
Favorite Teacher
Mrs. Mary Lou Myers
- Winterset Elementary
- Winterset, IA
- Elementary School English
About Sarah Brown Wessling
As a 12-year veteran of the high school English Language Arts classroom, Sarah has enjoyed working with all kinds of students throughout a spectrum of courses. She earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Iowa State University in English Education and English Literature respectively. Sarah also became a Nationally Board Certified Teacher in 2005. In 2010 Sarah was selected as the National Teacher of the Year in which she spent the year traveling nationally and internationally as a spokesperson for education. She returned to Johnston High School in 2011. Sarah and her husband, Tim, relish their favorite role as parents to Evan, Lauren and Zachary at home in Johnston, Iowa.
