Education:

PA Director Credential

MEd, Carlow University

BA, Chatham University

Favorite Book: 

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Special School Project:

I am in awe each time I step foot into one of our early learning classrooms.  To see the passion, creativity, and dedication of our teachers and the excited, curious faces of each child is inspiring.  

Email:

kwise2732@carlow.edu

Education:

Wilson Reading System Level 1 Certification

MA, University of Pittsburgh

BA, University of Pittsburgh

Favorite Book: 

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews

Special School Project:

Before assuming my administrative position, I taught 3^rd grade for 25 years at The Campus Laboratory School.  My favorite has always been chicks and ducks. Every year that I incubated and hatch eggs in my classroom was an amazing hands-on experience for the entire school. The first year, I thought it was complete chaos, but I quickly learned it was an incredible opportunity for students.  So much learning was taking place without words even being spoken.

Email:

seposti@carlow.edu

Education:

Wilson Reading System Level I Certification

M.Ed, Hunter College

BA, Catholic University of America

Favorite Book:

A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towels

Special School Project:

  I really loved teaching A Long Walk to Water and Inside Out and Back Again. The Essential Question that led us through the reading was; How does one survive in a challenging environment and how can others help?

Email:

ssora@carlow.edu

Education:
BA, Edinboro University

Favorite Book:

Special Classroom Project:
The sense of community and the mission for children is what I love most about TCLS!

Telephone:

412-578-6158

Email:

akhackel@carlow.edu

Education:

MEd, Carlow University

BA, Clarion University

Favorite Book: 

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

Special School Project:

In Kindergarten we use of theme-based units to encompass a variety of subjects and learning modalities. I love teaching these units and exploring them with students. 

Some of my favorites include: Apples, Pumpkins, Gingerbread Men, Martin Luther King Jr., Presidents, Potatoes and Leprechauns, Fairy Tales, and Animals. Working on a campus founded by the Sisters of Mercy is a wonderful element of the Campus School. Faith and beauty surround us as we learn and grow. Being actively involved in promoting kindness and service to others is another big reason I love teaching at the Campus School.

Email:

easullivan@carlow.edu

Education:

B.A. Early Childhood Development

Master's Candidate in Early Childhood Education

Favorite Book: 

My favorite genre is historical fiction and Christian fiction (Karen Kingsbury). 

Special School Project:

I do look forward to the holiday season and all the fun things we will do with the children.

Email:

amblack@carlow.edu

Education:

MS, California University

BS, California University

Favorite Book: 

Elephant and Piggy books by Moe Willems and Tacky by Helen Lester

Special School Project:

First grade is filled with special and fun projects. Some of my favorites are the Rainforest unit, making and selling candy canes at the holidays, the 100^th Day First Grade Fashion Show, end of the year class play and partnering with PreK for our Little Buddies.

Email:

llagnese@carlow.edu

Education:

MEd, Carlow University

BA, Carlow University

Favorite Book: 

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Special School Project:

I especially enjoy teaching about Black history month.  It’s not just a month and not just the basic figure heads who represent African American leaders. 

Email:

jtcoccaro@carlow.edu

Education:

BS, CUNY Queens College

MSEd, CUNY Hunter College

Favorite Book: 

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems

Special School Project:

I always enjoy teaching math, but a favorite special project this year was having students work on building their own business and producing a good or a service & discussing how their business plans has various economic impacts.

Email:

gcuratolo@carlow.edu

Education:

BA, University of Dayton 

Favorite Book: 

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo 

Special School Project:

I am looking forward to exploring the engineering and design process with students this year and using it to complete student-driven projects to make the world a better place. 

Email:

kmcaliney@carlow.edu

Education:

MEd, Carlow University

BA, Carlow University

Favorite Book: 

A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd

Special School Project:

Our 5th grade class does a multidisciplinary unit focusing on improving real world situations such as limited or toxic water access in under-developed countries.  We work to toward being more sustainable in our everyday lives.

Email:

ansmith4844@carlow.edu

Education:

BA, Carlow University

Favorite Book: 

Out of my Mind  by Sharon Draper

Special School Project:

We read the book, Serafina's Promise, about a young girl living in Haiti who secretly dreams of becoming a doctor. In this unit, students learn what it's like for some who live in developing countries. Students learn the geography, history, and culture of Haiti. The book is filled with figurative language as Serafina describes her life, dreams, and relationships. Students use an art journal as a way to connect to the text by interpreting figurative language and feelings through art.

Email:

cjbonomo@carlow.edu

Education:

MA, University of Pittsburgh

BA, Duquesne University

Favorite Book: 

There are too many to name.  My favorite authors include Isaac Asimov, C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula Le Guin, R.A. Heinlein, Octavia Butler, Anne McCaffrey, and  Lois McMaster Bujold.

Special School Project:

Sixth Grade highlights: Collaborative human history timelines the size of the gym, followed by individual re-scaled Five Word Religions timelines; Socratic Seminar about Socrates and cultural values; Seventh Grade highlights: 1776 projects; Political cartoon analysis and creation; Bill of Rights Current Events project; Seneca Falls Women's Rights research; Eighth Grade highlights: Glory historical fiction project; Life on the Bottom Rungs research project; Holocaust project.

Email:

kamcdowell@carlow.edu

Education:

MEd, Carlow University

BA, Carlow University

Favorite Book: 

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles and The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Special School Project:

I love teaching Algebra, especially solving and graphing equations, specifically when students are finally able to make connections rewriting equations, substituting variables, and plotting a graph.  I enjoy when they can connect this to real-world scenarios.  I also love to teach about data collection because it is one of the most applicable parts of math for when students are working on science fair projects.  I love to hear when students are using their math skills in other classes as well and demonstrating generalization of the skill. In fifth grade, I love teaching fractions – all parts!  First identifying what a fraction is, where we see them and how to make them, and then, finding equivalent fractions using multiplication, division, and ratio tables. 

Email:

mlwatt@carlow.edu

Education:

BS, Elizabethtown College

Favorite Book: 

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Special School Project:

Anything that has to do with clay and movement.

Email:

adockman@carlow.edu

Education:

MEd Candidate, Carlow University

BS, Indiana University, Bloomington  

Favorite Book: 

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

Special School Project:

My class is just beginning a long-term investigation on the seasons and weather.

Email:

mmbell@carlow.edu

Education:

Montessori Primary Credential, North American Montessori Center

Graduate Coursework, Carlow University

BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Favorite Book: 

The Time Quartet by Madeline L'Engle and Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Special School Project:

My favorite curricular area within the Montessori classroom is Science. I love the community in our School. In having a 3-year cycle in Montessori, we are able to become a family within a larger, caring school community. I also appreciate the freedom and flexibility to implement an authentic Montessori program.

Email:

sconrad@carlow.edu

Education:

Early Childhood Montessori Teacher, MACTE Accredited and IMC Certified, The Center for Guided Montessori Studies 

MS, Carlow University

BA, Carlow University

Favorite Book: 

Pride and Prejudice and Emma by Jane Austen

Special School Project:

This year in maker studio and a couple years ago in art class, I did a whole late winter and spring unit on black and women’s history month. I love celebrating black woman throughout history who contributed greatly to science, engineering and the arts.

Email:

klhartsell@carlow.edu

Education:

Certificate of Early Childhood Montessori Pedagogy and Instruction, Montessori Centre International

BA, Point Park University

Favorite Book: 

Wonder by R.J. Palacio and Becoming by Michelle Obama

Special School Project:

Throughout the school year I enjoy teaching about our continents within our Geography curriculum. When studying about a specific continent we weave the culture of the continent into all aspects of the classroom curriculum from art and practical life activities, to music and mathematics. It's even more exciting for the children when we host their family members or they have opportunities to share their culture, customs, or travel experiences with the class.

Email:

lllaird@carlow.edu

Favorite Book:

The Walk by Richard Paul Evans

Special School Project:

Our Montessori Kindergarten students embroider pillows each year to be displayed at graduation. I love watching their faces as they work.

Email:

mlunverdorben@carlow.edu

Education:

MA, Duquesne University

BA, Grove City College

Favorite Book: 

The Princess Bride by William Goldman and The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros

Special School Project:

I love working with our various grades.  In middle school, students choose, arrange, and perform a class song for the spring concert. In the intermediate grades, students create an original dance as a class or small groups, and in primary, our students perform opera improv with costumes and props.  PK and K: independent exploration of our music materials.

Email:

acbarch@carlow.edu

Education:

MA, Columbia University

Art Ed Certification, Carlow University

BA, University of Pittsburgh

Favorite Book: 

Releasing the Imagination by Maxine Greene and Art on My Mind by bell hooks

Special School Project:

I particularly enjoy taking first grade students to The Mattress Factory and creating our own installation art at school.  I also love learning about contemporary street and figurative artists with 7th grade and creating our own full body self-portraits. I enjoy sharing lots of different art from many sources and traditions with students and facilitating the development of students' own creative voices.

Email:

lbroche@carlow.edu

Education:

BS, Slippery Rock University

Favorite Book: 

Rudy by Daniel Ruettiger

Special School Project:

I particularly enjoy teaching team building activities in my classes. I love to watch the cooperation among the students. My favorite activities are Amazon Crossing and the Gem Game.

Email:

pspyska@carlow.edu

Education:

MEd Secondary Education, Carlow University

MIEd, Universidad de Alcala de Henare, Madrid

BA, Slippery Rock University

Coursework, University of Pittsburgh and Univerzitet Donja Forica, Podorica

Favorite Book: 

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuinn and Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett

Special School Project:

I enjoy teaching the Passport Program in middle school Spanish classes.

Email:

pabaker@carlow.edu

Education:

Pr.D, Université de Montréal

Master of Divinity, Gannon University

MEd, Indiana Wesleyan University

Favorite Book: 

Any paranormal or science-fiction

Special School Project:

We do cultural projects every trimester to enhance our knowledge of French language appreciate cultural aspects of the Francophone world.

Email:

tmcian@carlow.edu

Education:

BS, Pennsylvania State University  

Favorite Book: 

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

Special School Project:

Singing and dancing with the children.