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7 Questions With Brittany Rollins
Listen Watch Read Can you tell us about yourself? “My name is Brittany Rollins. I teach at South Doyle High School. I am a special education teacher and I also do work based learning. Our school is located in Knoxville, TN. This is my 2nd full year here. I started...
7 Questions With Eileen Alcorn
Listen Watch Read Can you tell us about yourself? “My name is Eileen and I work at Chatsworth Charter High school. I am a special education teacher there. I teach on the alternate curriculum. I am also the junior class sponsor. I am also a freshman class sponsor. I am...
7 Questions With John Underwood
Listen Watch Read Can you tell us about yourself? “My name is John Underwood. I teach U.S. History and I facilitate dual credit U.S. History at Hico High School in Hico, Texas. I have been at Hico 17 years of my 24 years in education.” Why did you start a...
Teacher-friendly Kindergarten Science Lessons
Listen Kindergartners LOVE science. They are naturally curious so anything that has to do with figuring things out, nature, animals, water…kindergartners want to know more. Even with their natural curiosity, sometimes it’s hard to keep them focused on the lesson or activity. Here are some teacher-friendly activities that you and...
7 Questions With Bill Earnest
Listen Watch Read Can you tell us about yourself? “My name is Bill Earnest. I teach at Bullhead City Middle School. I am a 6th Grade math teacher. I teach in Bullhead City, Arizona. This is my 2nd year of teaching but I have done 16 in total. I have...
The Importance of Motor Breaks in the School Day
Listen The expectations placed on children of all ages are getting harder and harder to achieve. It is great to challenge children to problem solve and learn, but sometimes the frustration of non-developmentally appropriate activities far exceeds the threshold of a child’s skills. It is of the utmost importance, now...
7 Questions With Timothy Spiegel
Listen Watch Read Can you tell us about yourself? “Hi, my name is Tim Spiegel. I am a gifted Social Studies teacher at Elizabethtown Area High School in Elizabethtown, PA or about halfway between Lancaster and Harrisburg. This is my 13th year at Elizabethtown. It’s my 13th year teaching.” Why...
7 Questions With Kaitlin Mull
Listen Watch Read Can you tell us about yourself? “Hello. My name is Kaitlin Mull. I am the elementary music teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Louisa, Virginia. I have been teaching here this is starting my 3rd year here at TJ, but my 5th year overall.” Why did...
7 Questions With Amber Benson
Listen Watch Read Can you tell us about yourself? “Hello. My name is Amber Benson and I teach at Northside Middle School in Roanoke, VA. I currently teach Collaborative Math 8 with my amazing co-teacher, Ruby Voss. I am in my third-year teaching here” Why did you start a career...
7 Questions With Rosa Rincon
Listen Watch Read Can you tell us about yourself? “Hi, my name is Rosa Rincon. I teach at Freemont Elementary. I am a teacher here at the school in Santa Ana, CA. and I have been teaching for 10 years.” Why did you start a career in education? “I started...
7 Questions With Mark Wendland
Listen Watch Read Can you tell us about yourself? “My name is Mark Wendland. I am a high school English teacher. I currently work at Bonita Springs High School located in Bonita Springs, Florida. This is my second year Bonita Springs High. The school is actually brand new and it’s...
7 Questions With Sarah Smith
Listen Watch Read Can you tell us about yourself? “Hi. My name is Sarah Smith and I teach 1st grade Park Avenue Elementary in Stuttgart, Arkansas. I have been a 1st grade teacher here for 7 years.” Why did you start a career in education? “The reason I started my...