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Teacher's Toolkit: Charles County Science Teacher Dyanna Finamore

Meet veteran Charles County educator Dyanna Finamore. She’s a science teacher whose energized practice is activating synapses in young students at Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School. She’s taken her professional growth all the way to Tacoma, Washington and the Neural Education Institute using an NEA Learning and Leadership grant. Now she’s teaching her students new language […]
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Toolkit: Leirdré Galloway's Focus on Inclusivity and Diversity

What mirrors can I provide? As educators, we are always uplift­ing our children, but nurturing ourselves and each other is just as important. How can I support and uplift the school community? What role can I play and what can I do to uplift and encourage my fellow ed­ucators? What can we do to honor […]
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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, […]
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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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