It’s amazing how much teachers can learn from and inspire one another. In this special segment of our blog, guest teacher bloggers share how they used Gold tools and The Mailbox® activities to create some of their favorite grade-specific lesson plans. Read about our Gold 101 teachers’ experiences below and get inspired. Because together, we can all be better than ever.
AUTHORS
 Hope SpencerKindergarten – Grade 3 Hope Spencer has served in education for over 20 years. From teaching kindergarten to grade 3, she’s covered it all!. She currently works as a substitute teacher and freelance writer. She is happiest when her shoes are filled with beach sand and her basketball team is winning. |
 Katie HartmanGrade 4 Katie Hartman is a fourth grade teacher and book lover. She enjoys sharing her passion and enthusiasm for learning with children. Outside of her classroom, she can usually be found curled up in a blanket fort, reading. |
 Jean GentileGrade 3 Jean Gentile is currently a third grade teacher in the Minneapolis area with experience in Pre-K, 1st, 4th and 5th grades. Over the past few years she has “flipped” her teaching style from direct instruction to using guided questions and student-centered activities. Her summers are spent far from home as she works as a travel host leading small groups of women through the winding roads, small towns, and vineyards of Europe. |
 Lisa WillmanGrade 5 Lisa Willman is a 5th grade teacher in central Minnesota and she’s entering her 23rd year in teaching. You’ll know her classroom by the piles stacked here, there, and everywhere. It may look cluttered, but she (usually) knows where everything is located. |
 Kristin OgdenGrade 4 Kristin Ogden is a 4th grade math and science teacher and is working on her M.Ed. When she’s not having fun with her students you can find her drinking coffee and reading a book. She also enjoys traveling and relaxing with her husband. |
 Gerri PrimakPreK – Grade 3 Gerri Primak has been in the education field for 15 years. She has taught PreK through third grade. Currently she is teaching Preschool in Massachussets, but has lived and worked in Maryland, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. When she is not inspiring young minds in the classroom, she can be found outside (or on the treadmill in the frigid New England winters) logging miles in her running shoes. |
NEWEST GOLD 101 POSTS
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- Oh, That Hallway Behavior! September 3, 2014
- Fresh New Name Tags Every Month! September 3, 2014
- Editing Checklist September 1, 2014
- Get Inspired! August 29, 2014
- Just Let Them Read! August 24, 2014
- Let Students Know You Love to Help! August 23, 2014
- Loving the Mailbox Toolkit! August 23, 2014
- Student Names Cards…So Fast and Easy August 23, 2014
- Kid Friendly Graphic Organizers August 23, 2014
- Multiplication, Starting the First Week of School for Success! August 23, 2014
- Getting to Know You August 23, 2014
- First Day Jitters August 22, 2014
- Artifact Introduction August 21, 2014
- Name Bingo August 18, 2014