Years of service: 33
Do you have a favorite part of the curriculum to teach your students? What is it, and why do you like it?
I have really enjoyed writing the curriculum and teaching the History of Rock class at Middle School. I have found that it gives my students a better grasp of what was going on in the world and how the music was either shaped by world events or shaped world events. I also think it has given my students a chance to have conversations with their parents and grandparents about the music we are discussing in class. I envision them pulling out the old albums and listening to them together, that warms my heart.
Staff learning new, innovative strategies 10:40 pm, Apr. 30, 2021 ×
WORTHINGTON
Special education teachers in Worthington Public Schools are participating in an innovative project designed to increase the team’s capacity to work effectively with children with developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), during the critical years of brain and behavior development.
Despite being in a pandemic, special education teachers and paras at Prairie Elementary have been learning from national trainers in the STAR Program (Strategies for Teaching based on Autism Research). STAR provides school districts with effective tools to implement evidence-based strategies and to train and coach school teams in these strategies. The goal of this plan is to increase student outcomes.