Nobody is Tougher than Teachers with Donna Gerard

<p>Check it out on Spotify:<a href="https://spoti.fi/33Z4VsE"> <u>https://spoti.fi/33Z4VsE</u></a></p> <p>Check it out on Apple: <a href="https://apple.co/3AHc2DT"><u>https://apple.co/3AHc2DT</u></a></p> <p>Donna Gerard has a BA in sociology, state teaching certification K-8, an MA in Middle School Science, and state endorsements in middle school science, secondary social studies, and secondary social science.</p> <p>More importantly, she had 34 years of teaching experience including K-12 substitute teaching, K-4 basic skills math and reading, social studies 5-8, grades 1,5,6 language arts, math, science, and social studies, grade 6 health, and science grade 7-8. &nbsp;She has taught students classified as special education, gifted and talented, cusp students, ELL, and general program.</p> <p>Gerard was a practitioner of learning stations, project based learning, basal readers, formal spelling programs, phonics, whole language, call and response, book learning, hands-on learning, multiple intelligences, computer based learning, individualized instruction, and cooperative learning, to name a few "come and gone" initiatives. &nbsp;She drew the conclusion that every trend in education has merit and should be used, but none are the “answer” to how to teach students and should be used exclusively.</p> <p>Aside from teaching, Gerard loves everything water based, from swimming laps to parasailing and kayaking. &nbsp;She is an avid game player, a die-hard Star Trek fan, and an aspiring world traveler. &nbsp;She lives in New Jersey with her husband and her part-time dog.</p> <p>Dreams:</p> <ol> <li>Less Financial Pressure on Teachers</li> <li>Less Paperwork for teachers</li> <li>Less Testing Pressure</li> <li>More teaching students according to their abilities and interests</li> <li>Less expectation of work beyond paid hours</li> <li>Less threat to teachers because of student violence</li> <li>Create a world where teachers want to be teachers again</li> <li>Put out her Gaming Development Go Ballistic</li>