A Hernando County teacher has been awarded for her unconventional teaching style.
Stacey Visceglie is doing things differently in her classroom with her second graders.
"It's all cool in our classroom," she said. "Oh give me a 10 finger whooo! If you feel it, give me a 10 finger whooo if you got it," she told her students.
She uses a method of teaching based on several things, including lots of repetition.
The teaching style is called "whole brain teaching" and it's based on interaction, repetition, gestures and even letting the kids teach each other.
"I've seen a big difference in the way students are learning in our classroom," she said.
Stacey has been using this style for two years at Challenger K-8 school in Spring Hill. She says when her students move on they're ahead of the game in reading and doing math at a high level.
"I also see a great change in their self-esteem," she said.
If you've never seen this form of teaching, it takes some getting used to. School leaders like it and that's a big reason why Stacey was just named Teacher of the Year.
"I believe that making a connection with kids is what I'm supposed to do in life," she said.
Jennifer Ward has a little boy in the class. She was skeptical at first, but now she's a believer.
"It's very entertaining," she said. "It's very different, but very effective."
A different kind of teaching that has put this teacher at the top.
Stacey first saw an example of "whole brain teaching" on YouTube and then did her research. She says other teachers at Challenger are also staring to use the method.