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National Board Certified 4th grade GATE teacher

I have been teaching for 11 years, the past six in a GATE program, teaching 4th grade language arts and 4th, 5th, and 6th grade science. I have a MA in Education, a GATE Certification, and am a National Board Certified Teacher. I serve on my school district Science Steering Committee, am a school site science teacher leader, and train teachers on how to use FOSS science kits.

Areas of interest: teaching gifted students; the ramifications of not differentiating instruction for high achievers and gifted students, the common core standards, the importance of hands-on inquiry based science instruction, National Board Certification