Pole in race for Global Teacher Prize

The prize will be given to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession.

The finalists have been selected from a pool of over 10,000 applicants from more than 100 countries.

The winner will receive a cheque for USD 1 million at a ceremony in Dubai at the end of March.

In her presentation on the Global Teacher Prize website, Dygała writes that, if awarded the prize, she will set up a foundation to improve the living standards of students in Radom and nearby rural areas, including those from broken homes and low-income families.

She says she will also use the funds to help her students prepare for university entry examinations and cover the cost of living during the first two years of their studies.

Dygała says she loves her profession and believes that this is the key to making students passionate about learning.

More than half of her students come from low-income families in small villages and start their education at a low level of English proficiency.

Dygała says she does her best to enrich their daily lives and help them pursue their educational and career aspirations.

Between 2010 and 2018 almost 80 percent of Dygała’s students continued their education at university level.

She was a finalist in the Best Teacher of English 2016 competition organised by the British Alumni Society.

Dygała is currently working on her PhD, which is a study of the effects of using popular songs to enhance vocabulary, grammar learning and language acquisition.

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