Tag: Teacher Spotlight

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A Conversation with Dr. Dean

Living in Haymarket, Virginia, Dr. Christine Dean has been teaching biology and marine biology for 16 years. In her free time, she loves gardening, taking care of her chickens, and, most of all – spending time with her family, Abby: Why did you decide to start teaching science? Dr. Dean: […]

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A Conversation with Mrs. Selby

Welcome to the teacher interview workshop, put your hands, feet and head in this workshop and enjoy the story. 😛   Abby: Where do you live? Mrs. Selby: I spent some time in McMinnville, Oregon, and Maryville, Tennessee. Abby: When did you go to school? Mrs. Selby: TPS started in […]

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A Conversation with Señor Poortenga

Living in Charles Town, West Virginia, Señor Joel Poortenga teaches high school Spanish 1 through 5 and AP Spanish. He has been teaching at TPS since 2009 but started at a public school in 2003. Considering that he has seven kids, he doesn’t have much free time, but when he […]