John Arthur

John Arthur is the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year and 2021 National Teacher of the Year finalist. He is in his 10th year of teaching at Meadowlark Elementary, a Title I school in Salt Lake City. He is a National Board Certified Teacher, a Utah Teacher Fellow with the Hope Street Group, and an adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Education at Westminster College. In the past 12 months, John has keynoted the National Science Teaching Association, Educators Rising, and the National Educational Telecommunications Association. He also works closely with Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox, as the top advisor for her educational initiative, Show Up for Teachers.