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7 Questions With Erica Moreno
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? Erica Moreno. And I am a fifth-grade math and science teacher at Coleman Elementary in Cleburne, Texas. And I have been at Coleman for three years. Why did you start a career in education? I started a career in education because...
The Gift of an Experience Students Remember How Learning Feels by Laura McDonell
Listen Imagine this. You are ten years old and about to adopt a dog from your aunt and uncle. You are overcome with excitement about the opportunity to be a dog mom and can not wait to pick up your new addition. When the day arrives for you to pick...
7 Questions With Deena Beck
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? Hi, my name is Deena Beck. I'm a seventh-grade life science teacher at Sherrard Junior High School in Sherrard, Illinois. I have been teaching for 13 years now. We are located in West-Central, Illinois, right in the middle of the Metro cornfields....
7 Questions With Kristie Rollman
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? Hi, my name is Kristie Rollman and my role at our school, which is Flagstaff Academy, is a middle school paraprofessional for sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Our school is in Colorado. I have been working at the school for 11 years,...
7 Questions With Melissa Thomas
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? My name is Melissa Thomas and I'm a teacher at East High School. I teach ELA in a sheltered ELL program In schools in Kansas City, Missouri. And I've taught there for I think, eight years. Why did you start...
Stepping Into my Students’ Shoes by Laura McDonell
How Running 100 miles in Six Days makes me a Better Teacher Step into my shoes and walk the life I am living, and if you get as far as I am, maybe you will see how strong I am. (Anonymous) As a teacher, I often think about how to...
7 Questions With Alicia Rosenbaum
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? I am Alicia Rosenbaum. I teach at McIntosh County Academy. I've been here for 20 years on the coast in Georgia, in Darien, Georgia. Why did you start a career in education? I became an educator because I loved English....
Change the Behavior, Change the Class (Part Three) by Hollie Hamaker
Listen When I think of the word "mentorship," I think of some ideal mentors. Professor Dumbledore and Gandalf are some of the first mentors that come to my mind. However, I should start putting my fellow teachers on that list. In the final installment of "Change the Behavior, Change the...
7 Questions With Lacy Havard
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? Hello. My name is Lacy Havard. I am the special education teacher at Dunbar Primary in Lufkin, Texas. This is my second year at Dunbar, but my eighth year teaching is all with Lufkin ISD, Which is something I've always wanted to...