Two top Maryland teachers have ties to McDaniel

Calvert County Teacher of the Year William Voshell M.S. '23 has taught various social studies courses and is currently teaching both world history and AP World History at Calvert High School. Voshell, who credits two middle school teachers for sparking his interest in history, initially transitioned to teaching from the National Archives. 

After receiving a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Maryland, College Park, and obtaining his teacher certification from Loyola University Maryland, he moved to Calvert County in the mid-1990s, where he student-taught at Northern Middle School. He later taught at Northern High School before leaving the classroom to work in corporate America. After about a dozen years, he reconsidered his career direction and returned to teaching in 2014, first as a substitute, then full time. He obtained his graduate degree in 2023 from McDaniel in TESOL.

“Maybe teaching was where I was supposed to be,” Voshell told Southern Maryland News.

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Carroll County Teacher of the Year Amy Glascock is a fifth-grade humanities teacher at Winfield Elementary School in Westminster, Maryland, where she runs the Kindness Club and is co-chair of the PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) Committee. She has 20 years of teaching experience, including eight with Carroll County Public Schools.

Glascock, who has a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Elementary Education from Longwood University in Virginia and a Master of Science in Education with a specialization in Integrating Technology in the Classroom from Walden University, was able to substitute teach and complete multiple internships in elementary schools while in college, including the opportunity to teach in Ireland for three weeks. She taught first and second grades in Virginia Beach, Virginia, then became a second- and third-grade teacher in Culpeper, Virginia, where she remained until 2017, before moving to Carroll County. 

She became a National Board Certified Teacher in December 2024 through McDaniel College and currently provides instruction in the program to fellow educators who are pursuing their certification. She also has continued post-graduate studies with Idaho State University. She is a member of the Teacher Advisory Council with the National Constitution Center. 

• Read more in the Carroll County Times