In Irkutsk, the results of the municipal professional skills contest Teacher of the Year 2013 were summed up. Galina Martynova won, and Tatyana Bizikova and Evgenia Ismagilova took prize places. The children's jury unanimously supported the adults choice. The winner and prize winners will be honored at the city education forum and take part in the regional Teacher of the Year contest.

“Among the finalists of the competition are representatives of different generations. These are both young and experienced teachers who have given many hundreds of graduates a start in life,” noted Valentina Peregudova, head of the Education Department of the Irkutsk city administration. “I am sure that this competition has helped you find good and reliable friends, grow professionally and creatively, moving up one more step.”
The children’s jury of the competition this year was unanimous with the professional adult jury of the competition. Schoolchildren, representatives of the city school parliament, also cast their votes for Galina Martynova.
The prize winners of the competition were primary school teacher of School No. 64 Tatyana Bizikova (3rd place) and English teacher of School No. 77 Evgenia Ismagilova (2nd place).
The winner and prize winners of the municipal professional skills competition “Teacher of the Year – 2013” will be awarded on February 11 at the closing of the city educational forum. They will also represent Irkutsk at the regional “Teacher of the Year” competition.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk city administration