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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, […]
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Toolkit: Teacher Mentor Dr. Rose Mary Bunag

Meet Dr. Rose Mary Bunag, a National Board Certified Teacher and mentor teacher who work at the Office of Professional Learning & Leadership in Prince George’s County. She is a member of the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association. “If we take care of our teachers, our teachers can take care of our students.” BUILD BRIDGESAs […]
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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 […]
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Toolkit: Lots o' Bots in a Montgomery County Elementary School

Meet four bots-crazy, STEM-conscious teachers at Montgomery County’s Takoma Park Elementary School where they work together to integrate robotics into their K-2 classrooms. Elementary students are naturally curious about the world and how things work. In 2019, the Blocks to Bots project, supported by a grant from NEA and led by Evelyn Harris, was piloted […]
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Toolkit: English Teacher Julian Scrivens

Julian Scrivens is an English teacher at North Point High School in Charles County, chair of the Education Association of Charles County Minority Affairs & Human/Civil Rights Committee, and a member of MSEA’s President’s Council on Safe, Healthy, and Supportive Teaching and Learning Environments. AUTHENTIC CONNECTIONS I try to keep everything grounded in relation to […]
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Toolkit: Art Teacher Christee Jordan

Christee Jordan is a K-5 art teacher at Monarch Global Academy in Anne Arundel County. With her signature glasses and easy smile, this educator and mixed-media artist is a co-founder of the Creative Outlets Art Center. The center believes that “art and artmaking is an integral part of our mental health and we aim to […]
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Toolkit: Welding Teacher Richard Stephens

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future opens doors across the state to expanded career and technical education (CTE) like Richard Stephen’s award-winning welding program at Worcester Technical High School in Worcester County. The past year has seen many creative work-arounds for learning hands-on skills. Now that students are back in the classroom, they can put all […]
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Toolkit: Behavior Analyst Stacey Cornelius

Stacey Cornelius is a behavior analyst at Spring Ridge Middle School in St. Mary’s County. Her toolkit for these difficult times addresses the critical social-emotional needs of students and staff. “A restorative transition to pandemic recovery requires motivation, collective responsibility, and shared leadership. This pandemic has heightened the need to reevaluate and redefine our school’s […]
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Toolkit: Technology and Computer Science Teacher Mohamad Dajani

Mohamad Dajani teaches foundations of technology and computer science at North Dorchester High School in Dorchester County. 1. Work Hard I try to follow my father’s work ethic. He worked so hard and cared so much. My takeaway from this is not only to support my family but to always do my very best. Nothing […]
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