Guest Blogger
Principal, Summer Leadership Academy High Desert
Hesperia, California
Shannon Brandner has been principal since 2011 of Summit Leadership Academy High Desert, a charter high school in Hesperia, California. A native of Southern California, she has been in education for over 25 years. She started as a teachers aide, taught elementary school in Alhambra and Pasadena, then became administrator of a large charter school.
I know many teachers suffer from “reform fatigue.” So when Common Core was introduced, there was the inevitable pushback and…
We all know the female elementary school teacher stereotype, perhaps best portrayed by the iconic Jessica Day from New Girl: bubby, cheerful, exquisitely put-together, good,…
Summer is a time for trying new things. Summer can also be a time for falling backward on academic skills like reading fluency. Research shows…
I am living proof of the OneGoal motto: “College graduation. Period.” I’m a recent graduate of Southern Illinois University (SIU) of Carbondale where I studied…
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