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NAME:
Mrs. Annette Kocian
SCHOOL:
Britt David Magnet Academy
CLASS:
Kindergarten
SCHOOL PHONE:
(706) 748-2617
I have enjoyed teaching for 37 years.
LAST year,1.I completed certification in
Gifted Education.
2.I made a presentation at the American
Meteorological Society's WeatherFest in
Atlanta in January 2006 on "Clouds".
3.I compiled the materials in the (six)
Muscogee County School District's PARENT
HANDBOOK for Kindergarten through Fifth Grade.
4. I published and distributed The 2006 Georgia
Performance Standards in Language Arts and Math
to all kindergarten teachers in the MCSD
Recent honors include:
1.USA TODAY ALL-USA TEACHER TEAM :Top 23 teachers
in the USA(Second Team)
2.Georgia Science Teacher of the year
(District VI,14 counties),and
3.TWO Golden Apple Awards from WRBL CHANNEL 3.
4. Past Britt David Teacher of the Year.
As a Reading Specialist, I have presented workshops
on Parents and Reading, Storytelling and Writing
Benchmarks for Computers at International Reading
conferences, state and local events.
I have written and received TWO Muscogee County
Excellence Foundations grants entitled,
"How Johnny Can Read" and "How Johnny Can Figure"
using Multilearning Styles in the classroom.
*For 20 years,I AM STILL TEACHING at Columbus State University!! (READING)
*For 20 years,I owned the Columbus Reading Center
(an afterschool and summer tutoring service and a No Child Left Behind
Center.)
*I was the Coordinator of Special Reading Programs
(Reading Consultant)for the 8 Fort Benning Dependent's
Schools for 13 years.
I have a family of educators! My husband, Mike,
teaches 8TH graders at Double Churches Middle School;
my son, John, teaches at Columbus High School,
and my son,Ben,teaches at Spencer High School.
My daughter, Val Snead, has two children. My
older sister, Val Powell, is a retired teacher
in Conyers,Ga. My brother, David,lives in Montgomery, Ala.
My identical twin sister is Gwenette Garner :)
My paraprofessional is Ms. Nelda Castro. She has been a
parapro for 21 years. She has worked for Columbus Parks
and Recreation in the Before/After School Program for 9 years.
She is the Site Supervisor of the program.Recent honors include
Paraprofessional of the Year at Britt David Magnet Academy,
and Site Supervisor of the Year.Her afterschool site got
Site of the Year and Site of the Quarter for Parks and Rec.
She is attending Chattahoochee Valley Coummity College to complete her
degree in education. ###
My motto is "All children learn differently." I find the best learning style
in each student which is auditory (hearing), visual (seeing), verbal
(saying),kinesthetic (moving), and tactile (touching). My rotating
instructional centers, differientated instruction and assessment reflect all
ways of learning.
Parent involvement increases academic and social success as we all work
together:)
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