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Toolkit: Staci Lamb's Creative Wonderland

Meet Staci Lamb, a high school language arts teacher at Elkton High School in Cecil County. Staci’s classroom is completely transformed into a lush Wonderland with cozy tables and chairs instead of traditional desks and floor to ceiling wallpapers adding texture and depth to her teaching space. Her Wonderland follows a Harry Potter-themed classroom you […]
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Toolkit: Health Educator DeAndre Ingram

Meet Howard County health education teacher DeAndre Ingram. His Harper’s Choice Middle School classroom vibe is one of respecting his students’ challenges and connecting with them where they are. In this way, he finds respect comes back right back to him and opens doors for meaningful conversations. I teach to change … As an educator, […]
Pedagogy|Professional Practice

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Breakthroughs: Checking My Bias

Brent Driessen is an eight-year Marine Corps veteran, 13-year Baltimore County elementary school teacher, and a 2021-2022 teacher of the year finalist. He holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s in supervision and administration. Meeting his students’ academic, social, and emotional needs is his true passion in life. A major concern in […]
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New MSEA Graduate Course Offerings

In an exciting new partnership with online course provider VESi, MSEA members can enroll in up to three Notre Dame of Maryland University online graduate level courses a year (up to nine credits) for a subscription of just $225. Educators at all grade levels can choose from 28 courses in areas like advanced classroom management, […]
Pedagogy|Professional Practice

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Breakthroughs: Improving Math Skills through Math Number Talk

Ibrahim Omar is a third grade teacher and elementary math department chair at Maya Angelou French Immersion IB World School in Prince George’s County. He is a 20-year veteran educator and National Board Certified Teacher who recently renewed his certificate in Mathematics: Early Adolescence. Omar is a graduate of University of Maryland. For almost two […]
Coronavirus and Schools|Educator Voice|Professional Practice

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Poll: Crushing Workloads Burning Out Educators; Right to Bargain for Smaller Classes Would Improve Retention

A majority of Maryland educators report that classes are so large, stress levels so high, burnout so exhausting, and staffing shortages so prevalent that they are more likely to leave the profession or retire early, according to a recent poll conducted by the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA). Poll findings include: 96% of educators say […]
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Toolkit: English Language Teacher Katie Miller

Katie Miller is an English language teacher and department chair at Tuscarora High School in Frederick County and past president of Maryland TESOL (Teachers of English as a Second Language). She is a member of the Frederick County Teachers Association. COLLABORATION Everyone in the building (and beyond) impacts our students, so we can’t work in […]
Coronavirus and Schools|Professional Practice

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Safeguarding Virtual Education for Students and Educators

“Protecting the quality and access to public education is essential no matter how a child receives their lessons. While we believe in-person learning is essential for relationship-building, community-building, and the social-emotional growth of students, there may be cases where virtual learning is necessary,” says Cheryl Bost, MSEA president. “In these cases, it is paramount that […]
Educator Voice|Professional Practice

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Re-Elect Rachel McCusker as the Teacher Voice on the SBOE

When music educator Rachel McCusker joined the State Board of Education (SBOE) in 2020, she was the first member to be elected as the teacher representative, a position long sought by MSEA as essential to bringing the voice and issues of frontline educators to the SBOE. There may have been no better time for the […]
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