Education

Beth has worked in special education for more than 25 years. In her current role as Special Education Facilitator, she supports students, teachers, administrators, and parents in Forsyth County, GA. She has been named Teacher of the Year at the school level and as Middle School Teacher of the Year for the county. She has been awarded educational grants, including the Fulbright-Hays Fellowship to study grassroots organizations in Morocco and Mali, the Forest For Every Classroom Grant to study place-based learning in the North Georgia Mountains, and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia teacher grant to attend a study tour in China.

Tim is a K-12 Social Studies Instructional Coordinator for Vance County Schools, adjunct history instructor at Piedmont Community College, and President of the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies. He is the Vance County Coordinator for the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust and a co-moderator of SSchat. Tim is the author of *The Complete Idiot’s Guide to World History* and* The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Middle Ages*. Tim has participated in the Harvard Divinity School Religion and Public Life’s Religious Literacy Summer Institute for Educators and NEH Summer Institute: Religious Worlds of New York.

Mary has been an English teacher and a coach for 21 years. An inSIGHT Through Education Alfred Lerner Fellow, she is committed to sharing Holocaust education and the values of courage and compassion. Currently, she is teaching a Holocaust and Genocide Studies course and working towards a MA in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. In 2022 she and her high school students created a first of its kind Holocaust and Genocide Research Center.

Sanampreet has taught in classrooms and conducted research in equitable learning since 2019. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Kent State, where she also earned an MA in Reading Specialization. Sanampreet is passionate
about the intersection of literacy, affect, and interdisciplinary approaches through genre studies. In her teaching, Sanampreet identifies as a content facilitator and student advocate. She strives to instill lifelong curiosity in students and foster an environment where inclusivity and student-centered learning are paramount.

Ellen has taught in the Seattle Archdiocese in campus ministry as an Emmaus retreat coordinator, department chair, community service coordinator, student/faculty mentor since 2010. Currently she is a secondary theology teacher at Holy Names Academy. since. She holds a BA in Religious Studies from Chaminade University of Honolulu and a MA in Teaching with Secondary History and English Language Arts endorsements from Seattle Pacific University. Currently, Ellen is pursuing her Doctorate of Ministry from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Her interests include interdisciplinary curriculum development, religious literacy, social justice, and student-centered religious studies education.

Since 2010 Cheryl has been a middle school ELA teacher at P.S. 232Q/Lindenwood NY. Cheryl is a recipient of the Daily News Class Acts Award and Queens Grand Prize FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence and Creativity in the classroom award. Cheryl’s two decades of dedication to education earned her national recognition in Marquis “Who’s Who in America” 2022. Recently, she has joined the NYCDOE Civics for All Team as a Civics teacher leader where she focuses on upholding values of inclusive education.