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7 Questions With Emily Salie
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hello, my name is Emily Salie. I teach at Leonard Lawrence Elementary. I am a 6th Grade teacher and the building technology coordinator. Our school is located in Bellevue, NE just close to Offutt Air-force Base. I have spent 11 years...
The Aftermath Of Growing Up As A Gifted Child
Listen Read Ever heard someone say, “Oh, yeah, I used to be gifted, but I’m not anymore”? Gifted and talented is not a social club that you try out for or even a class for kids who like to study and make good grades. When done correctly, the goal of...
4 Homeschooling Myths
Listen Read When the word “homeschooling” comes to mind, what do you think? If you’re like most public (or even private) school educators in the United States, chances are your ideas are very different from the current reality. Or, perhaps we should say, homeschooling has evolved into a lot of...
7 Questions With Laurel Higgins
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "My name is Lauren Higgins. I teach at Furnace Middle School. My role here at our school is a computer teacher for the 7th graders. We are located on the south shore in Massachusetts in a town called Marshfield and I...
7 Questions With Heather Gallagher
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, my name is Heather Gallagher and I am a 7th and 8th grade ELL teacher at Fremont Middle School here in Fremont, NE. This is my 8th year actually teaching. The whole time I have been teaching English Language...
7 Questions With Alvertha Whitaker
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "My name is Alvertha Whitaker. I am currently a 5th ELA teacher at Ryan Elementary School here in Baton Rouge, LA. I've been there for 1 year now. Before that I was working at the Juvenile Detention Center as a...
What Does It Mean to Label Someone GT?
Listen Read A Brief History on Gifted and Talented Education and Its Evolving Perceptions Should I put my kid in GT? Many advocates for gifted and talented education frequently find themselves having to justify to a parent why they should allow their child to be in their school’s gifted and...
7 Questions With Jerry Fordyce
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, I'm Jerry Fordyce. I'm a teacher here at Tomball High School. Tomball is in the Northwest part of Harris County where Houston is located. I have been teaching here for 12 years. I teach the journalism programs, including newspaper, yearbook,...
The Introvert's Survival Guide for Working in Education
Listen Read Education is a tough field for introverts, and not necessarily for the reasons people might assume. The “public speaking” aspect, for example, is not that big of a deal for many people in a classroom setting. In fact, public speaking in general may be easier for introverts because...
7 Questions With Ashley Literski
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, I'm Ashley or Ms. L as my students call me. I teach at Liberty Middle School in Spanaway, WA. I teach Special Education Resource at middle school level. I teach mostly co-taughts but I also teach Social Emotional classes and reading...
Teaching Low-Achieving Elementary Students in the General Education Environment
Listen Read In 1975, the first version of what we now know as the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) was passed. Amendments passed in 1990, 1997, and finally in 2004 to create what we now know as the document that ensures children with disabilities receive a “free and appropriate...
7 Questions With Shanna Towery
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hey ya'll. My name is Shanna Towery. I am a 6th grade ELA teacher at Palmetto Middle School. It's a tiny little town in Williamston, SC. I've been there almost 4 years, almost 16 years total in education." Why did you...