Professional Practice

Education Support Professionals|Professional Practice

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My Turn: Anne Arundel County Early Career Intervention Technician Monet Eberhart

Monet Eberhart is an early career intervention technical at Point Pleasant Resource Center in Anne Arundel County and the vice president of her local, the Secretaries and Assistants Association of Anne Arundel County. Working with early childhood education students is a profound journey that intertwines passion, community impact, and personal inspiration. The foundation of this […]
Pedagogy|Professional Practice

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Breakthroughs: Finding Our Locus of Control

Kathleen Klecan is the 2020 Maryland School Counselor of the Year and the lead school counselor at Brunswick Elementary School in Frederick County. She also serves as the master teacher for new school counselors in Frederick County Public Schools and is the lead of the mentoring committee for the Maryland School Counselor Association. There is […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice|Racial and Social Justice

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Baltimore County Teacher Wins 2024 Latinx Teacher of the Year

Baltimore County educator and member of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County (TABCO) Edwin Pérez is the winner of the Latinx Education Collaborative 2024 Latinx Teacher of the Year. There were 116 nominees from across the country for the organization’s 2024 award. Pérez is an educator-activist who attended MSEA’s Minority Leadership Training and is now […]
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Pathways to Educator Licensure

Confused about the new changes and pathways to licensure? Newly created MSEA explainers break down the 2024 legislation and regulations that expand pathways to certification and changes in licensure. The briefs, provided by MSEA’s Center for Policy and Practice (CEPP), show the changes in COMAR’s formal education licensure language, what’s changed, what’s required in different […]
Professional Practice|Teacher Toolkit

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Teacher's Toolkit: Media Specialist Ali Schilpp, Garrett County Media Specialist

Meet media specialist Ali Schilpp, the media specialist at Northern Garrett Middle School in Garrett County. She’s also a National Board Certified teacher librarian and the 2023-24 county teacher of the year. She’s a member of the Garrett County Education Association. MY MISSION The library is the largest classroom in the school and strives to […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice|Teacher Toolkit

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Teacher's Toolkit: Tenisha Newman, Baltimore County English Teacher

Tenisha Newman is a first-generation college graduate and a 9th grade English teacher at Catonsville High School in Baltimore County. She’s a member of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County. REPRESENTATION MATTERS When I was a student in my high school, I realized that many of our texts did not hold representation of different minority […]
Educator Voice|Pedagogy|Professional Practice

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Breakthroughs: My Work Is My Joy

Dominique Bivins is a special education resource teacher at District Heights Elementary School and holds a dual bachelor’s degree in special and elementary education and a master’s in special education. She has been teaching for 23 years Teaching and learning are a big family legacy. I am the daughter and mother of teachers, as well […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice|Teacher Toolkit

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Teacher's Toolkit: Mary Kay Connerton, Anne Arundel County Wellness Educator

Mary Kay Connerton is the wellness coordinator at Annapolis High School and the 2023-2024 Maryland Teacher of the Year. She’s a member of the Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County. Her commitment to student wellness is a passion she is sharing throughout her county and in conversations with elected leaders and decision-makers. WELLNESS FOR EVERYONE […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice

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Breakthroughs: Together We Are Better, Stronger, Wiser

Erica McAndrew is the 2022-2023 Carroll County Teacher of the Year and a first-grade teacher at Spring Garden Elementary, where she has taught for 29 years. She has her masters in elementary math leadership and had her thesis published about her passion, math and children’s literature. Over the last 29 years, the profession of teaching […]
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