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Maple Grove Middle School Teacher a Semifinalist for Teacher of the Year:

Michael Herdan, an eighth-grade global studies teacher at Maple Grove Middle School, is one of 30 semifinalists for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. It's a prestigious honor. But if you ask him, he's just happy to see his school in the spotlight. Herdan is one of a few global studies teachers at the middle school. He and his fellow teachers collaborate on instructional plans, like last week, when every global studies class took part in an interactive lesson on the bubonic plague. Herdan set the scene as students walked in,…