Mary Schlieder: Named Teacher of the Year
Mary Schlieder, a Norris Middle/High School teacher, was named today
Nebraska Teacher of the Year. Schlieder
is a member of the National Education Association, the Nebraska State Education
Association and serves on the Southeast
Region Autism Advisory Board. Staff development is one of her passions, and
she has worked with teachers at the local, state and national levels. Mary recently published a book titled With Open Arms: Creating School Communities
of Support for Socially Challenged Kids.
This book will give parents and school staff practical, easy
to use tools to create a welcoming school community for kids with social
challenges. Readers will find they can “hit the ground running” with the
charts, forms, Circle of Friends meeting activities, book club, and staff
learning team study guides, with the end result being socially competent kids
who feel like they belong. Visit Mary's website for more information http://www.schoolswithopenarms.com/
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