The Golden G.O.A.T.s
Renee and Laura have a combined 54 years of elementary teaching experience. Shelby (the kid) has four years of upper elementary and middle school/junior high ELA teaching experience. Our goal is to help equip teachers to Go Out And Teach with enthusiasm and bring rigor and engagement to their classrooms!
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We believe…
*every child can learn.
*students are more than a level or standardized score.
*teachers play a vital role in nurturing readers and mathematicians.
*students flourish in an atmosphere with high expectations.
*positive relationships between students and teachers are critical to student success.
*learning new teaching strategies infuses energy into the classroom.
*growth mindset can be developed in students AND teachers.
laura
Laura has a BA in Elementary Education from Oklahoma Baptist Universtity and a MS in Teaching from Pittsburg State University. She has been trained in the Davis Learning Strategies for Dyslexia. She has been named Certified Employee of the Month for the Neosho School District as well as named Neosho's Gold Star Elementary Teacher of the Year. She's been trained in Kagen Cooperative Learning Structures and Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP). Laura has completed Smart Step Literacy Lab and six additional literacy courses through Harding University. She has served on her district's curriculum committee.
renee
Renee has a BS in Language Disorders, a BS in Elementary Education, and an MS in Elementary Education all from Missouri State University. She has training in Professional Learning Communities (PLC), Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), and Cognitive Coaching. She has served as an Everyday Math trainer at Southwest Centerfor Educational Services. She has also been awarded both Certified Elementary Employee of the Month and Neosho's Gold Star Elementary Teacher of the Year. She has been trained in Kagen Cooperative Learning Structures and Sheltered Observation Protocol (SIOP). Renee has completed the Smart Step Literacy Lab and an additional six literacy courses through Harding University. She's served on her district's curriculum committee and was instrumental in implementing the house system at George Washington Carver Elementary.
shelby
Shelby has as BS in Secondary English Education from Missouri Southern State University. She's taken classes at Augsburg University for her MS in Education. She has experience in middle school, junior high, and high school ELA. She has served on the reading RTI committee for her school as well as the PBIS committee. She assists Laura and Renee in desiging products to help teachers implement effective and engaging strategies into their classrooms. Shelby has taken some time off from teaching to stay home with her newborn.