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7 Questions With Mary Sithu
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, I'm Mary Sithu and I'm a teacher at Conway Middle School and I'm doing this for TFD." Why did you start a career in education? "Oh, why did you start a career in education? It's to make a difference and...
7 Questions With Melissa Muse
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, my name is Melissa Muse and I'm with Quest Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas and I am the technical lead teacher. I have taught at Quest for four years and I've taught for five years total." Why did you start...
7 Questions With Romney Anderton
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hello. My name is Romney Anderton. I am a fifth grade teacher at Mohawk elementary school. Mohawk school district is located about an hour North of Pittsburgh. Um, I have been at Mohawk for about seven years, but it is my 14th...
Resilience for Teachers
Listen Read Resilience became a buzzword in classrooms across the land in regards to students, but it really needs to be common among adults in conversations about our own personal emotional health. Don’t believe that? Well, here’s a little detail that may change your mind: the first ingredient for building...
7 Questions With Irene Tegrar
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "I am Irene Tegrar I worked at Brent Elementary in the Little Elm School District. I teach special education and inclusion, which means I sit in the classrooms and I, um, help the kids there. I, um, my school location is in...
7 Questions With Kellie Palmer
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi TFD. My name is Kellie Palmer and I am an eighth grade teacher at Brookside Middle School. I teach algebra and math and we are located in Sheffield, Ohio., very close to Cleveland and I have been in this district for,...
Helping Students Improve Their Reading at Any Age
Listen Read Part 1 of a 4-Part Series Reading is a fundamental skill for any age. If you read well, you can access and understand information on any subject, which can expand your opportunities for learning. Nevertheless, fewer of our students are reading well. In fact, 65% of our students...
7 Questions With Erin Clary
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hey there. My name is Erin Clary and I'm a seventh grade social studies teacher. at Dacula Middle School. Dacula Middle School is located into Dacula, Georgia, which is a suburban city Northeast of Atlanta. We've got about 1600 students in our...
Working With Students in Foster Care
Listen Read Students in the foster care system in the United States may be one of the most misunderstood groups we educate. Educators new to working with fosters may many misconceptions about who foster kids are. Although there are regulations in some states that prohibit you from knowing which of...
7 Questions With Cindy Bailey
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Good morning. My name is Cindy Bailey. I am a library media specialist at Lyconia High School in Rosendale, Wisconsin. Um, and I have been here at this school district for 25 years. I was a high school science teacher for 11...
7 Questions With Leslie Hardiman
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Good morning. My name is Leslie Hardiman. I am principal at Tierra Del Sol middle school and Lakeside, California. Um, I have been here for seven years. I was vice principal for four years and this is my third year as principal."...
7 Questions With Emily Ferguson
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, my name is Emily Ferguson. I am a student teacher at Northwest middle school that is in the Redding school district in Redding, Pennsylvania. And I have been here for four weeks. I'm doing this for my students." Why did...