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7 Questions With Chuck Conrad
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? My name is Chuck Conrad. I teach at Randleman high school and teach electronics in the vocational department called career technical education. The school is located in Randleman, North Carolina, just a few miles South of a brain rural North Carolina. I've...
7 Questions With Vickie Denton
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? My name is Vicki Dayton. I teach at Mount Horeb elementary school. I am a kindergarten teacher. I have taught at this school for seven years and another school in our County for 20. My school is located in Dandridge, Tennessee. ...
7 Questions With Mary Huss
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? Hi, my name is Mary Catherine Huss. I go by Ms.Huss. I teach seventh-grade math at Holmes middle school in Eden, North Carolina. I've been a teacher there for 10 years. I'm so good at the subject that, that can't get...
7 Questions With Sherry Whisenhunt
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? My name is Sherry Whisenhunt. I teach at Kirby school. I'm a kindergarten teacher there and the school is in Arkansas. This year will be my 38th year of teaching kindergarten. Well, not all kindergarten, also taught second grade. Why did...
7 Questions With Domenique Mccue
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? Hi, my name is Dominique Mccue. I am a third-grade teacher, uh, in Knoxville, Tennessee, and this is my first year. I just graduated in May and I actually am going to be teaching at this school that I went to...
Educational Jargon & Acronyms, 2: Curriculum
Listen A simple conversation with colleagues about teaching could lead to confusion and frustration, but pride may keep you from asking what certain terms mean. First of all, don’t be afraid to ask. But, if you are, this list of terms and acronyms used to discuss teaching, classes, and curriculum...
Educational Jargon & Acronyms, 1: Miscellaneous
Listen If you are new to education, have been out of the game for a while, or have recently moved to a more progressive district, you may feel like you have been immersed in a foreign language. This is the first in a series of three articles to help you...