Oklahoma teacher Rebecka Peterson named 2023 National Teacher of the Year

Rebecka Peterson, a math teacher at Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been named the 2023 National Teacher of the Year. The 10th- to 12th-grade teacher was selected out of five finalists by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), a nonprofit organization.

Along with teaching, Peterson runs the blog "One Good Thing," posting positive updates from her classroom daily, with over 1,400 contributions to date.  

As the current Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, she shares uplifting stories from teachers across all 77 counties on social media.