Pedagogy

Coronavirus and Schools|Pedagogy|Professional Practice

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Breakthroughs: Good Health Is the Foundation of Success

Caitlin Fregelette is a passionate advocate for student wellness, social-emotional health, and educating the whole child by supporting their well being. She is a health and physical educator at Calvert High School in Calvert County and was a state finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year. With school closures, mandated distancing, a global pandemic, and […]

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Breakthroughs: Help Every Student Feel Noticed—Recognize, Accept, and Share Hardships

Casey Keyser is a third grade teacher at Butterfly Ridge Elementary in Frederick County and an alumni of the Vanguard Teaching Program. She is is a 2021 finalist for the NEA Foundation Horace Mann Award for Excellence in Teaching and is the owner of the education resource blog, Fair Winds Teaching. When I stepped foot […]

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Breakthroughs: Distance Learning Will Occur in Different Ways and Different Places

Giovanna Papa is a third grade teacher in a Title I school. In 2019, she was given the Distinguished Teacher Candidate Award by the Maryland Association of Teacher Educators. She serves on the Early Career Educator Task Force for MSEA and leads the Early Career Educator Network in Washington County. Distance learning will most likely […]

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Breakthroughs: Making Connections through Power-Packed Read Alouds

Philimena Owona is a 20-year educator who teaches English language arts in Prince George’s County. She is a graduate of Howard University and George Washington University. An effective read-aloud is captivating. It creates a vivid world that churns with questions that spark connections to new knowledge, skills, and concepts. Here’s a detailed method that […]

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Breakthroughs: Teaching the Difficult History of 9/11 and Beyond

Darren Hornbeck is a social studies teacher at Linganore High School in Frederick County and is an adjunct faculty member in the education department of Mount St. Mary’s University. “We concluded that no content in the course would be censored. Instead, students would choose how they would experience it.” — Darren Hornbeck This year’s graduating class of […]

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Breakthroughs: Using Data to Target Student Growth

St. Mary’s County educator Bernadette Scheetz is a National Board Certified Teacher in Early Adolescence Mathematics. In 2012–2013, she was the county’s Teacher of the Year and a finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year. She taught middle school mathematics for 12 years before returning to the elementary level. She is currently a math and […]

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Thriving Through Discovery

“Persistence and comfort with productive struggle are skills that must be taught, built, and practiced like any other tool in a student’s academic toolbox.” — Katie Murphy Katie Murphy is a gifted and talented resource teacher and National Board Certified Teacher at Bushy Park Elementary School in Howard County. She is a building representative for the Howard […]

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Refining Reading Instruction

“We need accessible experts who have a deep understanding of research and best practices in literacy instruction, and we need to grow those experts in our schools and share what we know with our communities.” Kellie Hall is an instructional resource teacher at Hollywood Elementary School in St. Mary’s County. She is a voracious reader […]

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A Case for Community Schools

“Community schools fling open the doors of the schoolhouse and invite others in.” — Jill Savage Jill Savage, LCSW-C, is a community school coordinator at Lansdowne High School and Baltimore Highlands Elementary in Baltimore County. Her experience includes having been a school social worker in the Lansdowne area since 2002. Just months before I was hired to be […]

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