Holly Koch

Next up in our 2025 District Teacher of the Year Finalist series is @BrownElementary's Holly Koch! 🍎💫 Ms. Koch has proudly called #myIrvingISD home 🏠 for the past 9 years and says this is where she intends to stay. Principal Maria Bloomfield describes her as being strong, passionate and one of the best. ❤️ 🎥 Learn more about Ms. Koch below! #IrvingTeachersRock | #TOY2025

@IrvingISD @KeyesTigerCubs @BrownElementary @LivelyEagles What an amazing honor...So proud to represent @IrvingISD

Drumroll, please… 🥁✨ #myIrvingISD is proud to announce the 2025 District Teacher of the Year Finalists! 🎉👏 Join us in celebrating these stellar educators: 🏫Elementary 🌟Jennifer Arbelaez, @KeyesTigerCubs 🌟Holly Koch, @BrownElementary 🌟Julien Yacho, @LivelyEagles 🏫Secondary 🌟Charles Burey, @Lamar_MS 🌟Corey Cole, @SamhoustonMS 🌟Elisha Lucero, @IrvingBowie_MS Which two Finalists will take home the top honor? Stay tuned as we get ready to crown the 2025 District Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year! 👑 #TOY2025 | #IrvingTeachersRock

We are so proud of you Ms. Koch!

Found my match . Happy Valentine's Day. Having fun @BrownElementary #BrownMatchup

I am honored to represent @BrownElementary as Teacher of the Year. I am blessed with incredible leadership and supportive coworkers who inspire and motivate me every day ..Thank you ❤️

Today is a #BigDayForTeachers! We had the pleasure of surprising @BrownElementary 4th grade teacher Holly Koch with $1,000 from Donors Choose, courtesy of @CFPExtraYard 🍏 #GreatTeachersChangeLives | #NoHayLimites

@BrownElementary The kids loved the sprints from Eureka. Everyday I will feel more confident with the new curriculum.

Our 4th grade students @BrownElementary embrace being different. #AutismAcceptanceMonth

Great day today @lead4ward #rockinreview I had a blast with my coworkers and even saw some old friends!

@BrownElementary Students are identifying angles in their name..A fun way to incorporate angles using something personal to them..

Incorporating kinesthetic movements to help learn geometry vocabulary while playing Simon Says :). My 4th grade students @BrownElementary loved it. #IlovewhatIdo #mathismyjam #mathisfun

@BrownElementary @IrvingISD @iInstructIrving we are having a lead4ward Playlist day. IQ slap down, 4 corners, Fact or Fib and Musical mix and Freeze to apply data of knowledge of analysis concepts.#lead4ward #Mathisfun

So proud of our 4th grade teachers for being awarded a grant for nearly $8,000 to take our #brownbears to Austin!! Thank you so much @IISDFoundation and congrats @BrownElementary!

Comparing fractions using common denominator..I love the academic discourse, I love how they are justifying their comparison using fraction tiles..@BrownElementary @IrvingISD #fractions #CPA

@EduPhillips86 @LivelyEagles Yay..So exciting. I am always available if any teacher's need ideas or help :) We will be having an aggressive monitoring session for k-5 math teacher's during the next district PD day

Looks great! We had a PD on AgMo today with my @LivelyEagles staff! Can’t wait to see it in action and get to this level 🤩 #LivelyTheRemix

Aggressive monitoring has transformed my classroom..Lap 1 create a model 2. Represent information in the model 3. Create equation and solve #AggMo @BrownElementary @iInstructIrving

@BrownElementary we are using models and equations to represent fraction word problems using 3 reads #mathisfun #CPAmodels @IrvingISD @iInstructIrving

Decomposing unit fractions using concrete models @BrownElementary

@BrownElementary our 4th grade math students are solving area & perimeter real-life scenarios problems by creating a visual representation including their dimensions and using a formula to solve @iInstructIrving @IrvingISD

During testimony last week, TSA Executive Director HD Chambers explained why ESAs should NOT be linked to the funding that public schools desperately need. We oppose any legislation with an ESA. #txlege #txed