- Make Learning Fun!
- Speech Therapy Through Reading
- Teaching Diversity
- A Lesson in Self Discovery
- It's a Buggy World! A Science Experiment for Young Children
- Try Raising Lifelong Readers By Reading the Best Children's Books!
- Choices: Benefits for Children.
- Mentoring Adolescents with Behaviour Problems in Your Classroom : Tips that Really Work!
About Me
Amanda Shannon is primarily a teacher of Elementary Education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Professional Communications, a Certificate of Children's Literature and a PA teaching certification in Elementary Education. She has experience working in the teaching field through formal teaching and through activities outside of the school atmosphere.
Amanda taught preschool for two years before deciding to return to graduate school to obtain her PA teaching certification. She worked as a student teacher in a Kindergarten classroom during her student teaching experience and fell in love with teaching that age group. Outside of the classroom, Amanda takes an avid interest in coaching a girls running program for 3rd-5th grade girls. Her array of teaching experiences has allowed her to work with children from many different grades and age groups.
Amanda's work as a writer for Brighthub allows her to bring her love for education and mix it with her love for writing. Amanda aspires to write and publish her own children's literature book one day and continue her education studies at the master's level.
In her free time, Amanda enjoys long distance running and has run several marathons. She takes an active interest in several non-profit organizations such as the National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF), PETA and the Humane Society of the United States. Amanda is currently working on planning her own 5k in support of the NAAF.
My Awards & Certifications
PA Teaching Certification--Elementary Education (2010)
BA in Media and Professional Communications from the University of Pittsburgh (2008)
Certificate of Children's Literature from the University of Pittsburgh (2008)
My Experience
Substitute teacher in elementary classrooms.
Two years as a teacher in a Preschool classroom- children ages 3-4
Associate teacher in a Preschool classroom- children ages 4-5
My Latest Articles
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New Project Ideas for Halloween :Solutions for your Leftover Halloween Candy
Did you wake up to mounds of candy on your kitchen table this morning? Are you wondering what you will do with it all? I have some suggestions...read on!Published on October 26, 2009 to K-12 Learning
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Try Raising Lifelong Readers By Reading the Best Children's Books!
In my last article, I shared the importance of parents and educators reading to children at a young age. Now, I would like to share the books that are at the top of the "must read" list for children's books. Hey, if you are going to read to...Published on October 9, 2009 to K-12 Learning
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Mentoring Adolescents with Behaviour Problems in Your Classroom : Tips that Really Work!
When I began teaching Preschool, I worried about how I would attend to the special needs of each individual child. As in most classrooms, there are children in my class who require a slightly higher degree of teacher attention.Published on August 29, 2009 to K-12 Learning
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