Middle School
Brenda Foster

Brenda is a 27-year veteran teacher. Her passion is in technology-integrated curriculum that involves students in multi-media and multi-disciplined projects. Brenda achieved National Board Certification as a Middle Childhood Generalist in 2001. Her File Cabinet includes teaching practices particularly related to technology-integrated curriculum.

We especially like Brenda’s “Creating a Classroom Newspaper” exercise. Students develop articles around classroom events, which are compiled into a newsletter distributed around the school and to parents each month. Start your own class newspaper by clicking Ways to Build a Classroom Community in her File Cabinet. 

Elementary Education
Mary Creek

Mary is a National Board Certified teacher and taught for more than 20 years. She currently is a library media specialist in a fourth- and fifth-grade elementary school. Her File Cabinet shares lessons, ideas, technology tips, literature studies and more.

We encourage you to visit Mary’s section on Science Fair Ideas. Her classroom was host to many Simple Machines Science Fairs that parents enjoyed. Learn how to bring a science fair to your classroom by clicking on science in her File Cabinet.

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