Sunday, October 21, 2007
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Age: 44
Occupation: Gifted program teacher for kindergarten through fifth-grade at Margaret Winn Holt Elementary Hometown: Stone Mountain Education: Graduate of Parkview High; bachelor's degree and specialist's degree in middle grades education from Mercer University; master's degree in middle grades education from Emory University Teaching experience: Taught in Arizona for a year before coming in 1986 to Gwinnett County Public Schools, where she has taught at Pharr, Rebecca Minor, Mountain Park, Simonton and Winn Holt elementary schools Extracurricular involvement: Developed the "Brain Buddies" program, which helps improve higher order thinking skills in English language learners Favorite subject in high school: History Object that symbolizes teaching philosophy: A pencil. Through writing, she said, students can find their own voice.More like this story
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