2024 Colorado Teacher of the Year Finalist
The Colorado Department of Education has announced the seven finalists
for the 2024 Colorado Teacher of the Year title. The final, sole Teacher
of the Year will be announced in the coming weeks.
Tiffeny O’Dell is a junior high science and CTE health teacher at Byers
Junior Senior High School in Byers in the Byers School District 32-J
444. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in human development from
Warner Pacific College, and a Master of Education in environmental
science from Concordia University both in Oregon. O’Dell has taught
kindergartners to adults. She has worked in an emergency department and
driven an ambulance, but nothing excites her as much as teaching junior
high science and high school CTE health classes. O’Dell uses her love
of asking questions to help kids discover the world around them through
predictions, excitement and wonder.