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Award-Winning Teacher Empowers Students in Two Languages

Educator SpotlightBy Karissa NeelyMay 23, 2022

Marco Graniel has made a significant impact in the lives of Houston Independent School District students. Graniel, a Teacher of the Year finalist in 2017, is a dual-language teacher of social studies and Spanish at Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School. As a dual-language teacher, his social studies instruction is in Spanish, not English. …

Students from Lolongbei Primary School in Kenya

Educator Spotlight: Kenya Teacher Helps Students Rise

Educator SpotlightBy Karissa NeelyFebruary 16, 2022

As Dorcas Kimutia looks around at the tin walls, glass-less windows, and open doors of Lolongbei Primary School, she sees much that still needs to be done. But she also sees the strength, courage, and perseverance of the 250 students that she teaches. “Our kids are very, very, very hard workers. They perform very well…

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Studies Weekly Spotlight: Texas Teacher Shares Passion for Nonfiction

Educator Spotlight, Social StudiesBy Karissa NeelyJanuary 14, 2021

Sandra Bradshaw, a second-grade teacher in Texas, is in the education field because she wants to positively impact students’ lives. “When students show a true understanding of the concepts being taught and topics being discussed, then I am thrilled for their discoveries and personal connections,” she said in a recent interview. As a child, Bradshaw…

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Studies Weekly Spotlight: California Teacher Jen Mello

Educator Spotlight, Science, Social Studies, Studies Weekly OnlineBy Karissa NeelyJune 18, 2020

Jen Mello has been an educator for 15 years and doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon. Her very own elementary teachers as a child were her inspiration. “They made learning fun and made personal connections with myself and my classmates,” she said in a recent interview with Studies Weekly. “I still keep in touch with…

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Studies Weekly Spotlight on Texas Teacher Crystal Pilcher

Educator Spotlight, Social Studies, Studies Weekly OnlineBy Karissa NeelyMay 28, 2020

Crystal Pilcher loves teaching. In fact, with her degree, she could be earning a significantly higher salary, but she chooses to be a teacher. “I wanted to be a teacher my entire life. As a kid, I used to make my uncles and aunts play school with me,” Pilcher said from Texas in a recent…

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Teachers Rock! Highlighting how Educators use Studies Weekly

Educator SpotlightBy Karissa NeelyMay 23, 2019

One of the most exciting things for us to see here at Studies Weekly is pictures and videos of teachers using our products. Our in-house content creators, writers, designers, artists and editors all diligently work to make our products top-notch for teachers and students, and we always have students in mind as we create. But…

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Vicky Segerson: Studies Weekly Spotlight

Educator Spotlight, Social StudiesBy Karissa NeelyMay 14, 2019

Vicky Segerson is dedicated to her students. “It’s all about the children. It’s me, it’s in my blood. They deserve to have teachers that really have the passion to teach and care about their education and well-being,” she said in an interview with Studies Weekly. Vicky Segerson teaches her second grade students in Florida using…

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Susan Cro: Studies Weekly Spotlight

Educator Spotlight, Social StudiesBy Karissa NeelyApril 23, 2019

Susan Cro uses Studies Weekly publications in a unique but important setting. As Cro explains, she is “a homeschooling Nana.” She teaches three of her grandchildren, ages 8, 10 and 11. Susan Cro and her husband Susan Cro’s grandchildren studying “All three have VERY distinct learning styles, and are all moving at very different speeds…

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Kristin Wolfgang: Studies Weekly Spotlight

Educator Spotlight, Social StudiesBy Karissa NeelyMarch 19, 2019

Growing up, Kristin Wolfgang didn’t dream of being a teacher. But now she doesn’t dream of any other career. Before heading into the classroom, Wolfgang worked at Borders Bookstore. She heard about a part-time Kindergarten teacher position and tried it out. Her fellow teachers asked her to lead small groups in reading. “And I was…

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Reginald Wright: Studies Weekly Spotlight

Educator Spotlight, Social Studies, Studies Weekly OnlineBy Karissa NeelyFebruary 26, 2019

Reginald Wright took an indirect route to teaching — but it was one that led him to a career he loves. “Every day is a new day,” Wright said in a recent interview with Studies Weekly. Wright works as an instructional coach for 6th through 8th graders at Aldine Middle School in Houston, Texas. “Even…

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