Personal Mentor: Lucy Calkins
Lucy Calkins is a revolutionary education professional who founded and leads the Teacher's College Education Department at Columbia University in NYC.
She has reshaped the way good teachers teach students to read & write by developing the workshop model: A student-centered approach that puts the students in the driver's seat of the process.
Her Education Pathway includes: B.A. in Liberal Arts, Williams College; M.A. and Certification in the Teaching of Reading, University of Hartford; Ph.D. in English Education, New York University.
Dissertation published as Lessons from a Child, 1983.