Mona Fleeger

State:

Pennsylvania

Testimonial from a participant

"Thank you again for a very meaningful learning experience. I finally met Gardner whom I've heard so much about."

— SK, Butler, PA

PLS courses I teach:

• Brain-Based Ways We Think and Learn™
• Discovering the Power of Live-Event Learning™
• Learning to Read: Beginning Reading Instruction™
• Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms™
• Project TEACH™ (Teacher Effectiveness and Classroom Handling)
• Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences®
• Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility®
• Teaching the Skills of the 21st Century®
• Teaching Through Learning Channels™

Years with PLS:

Since 2001

Why I love teaching PLS courses:

PLS classes are so practical for the classroom teacher. I enjoy teaching other teachers and finding new ideas to take back to my own classroom.

Education:

• B.S., Slippery Rock
• M.S., Slippery Rock

Teaching experience:

Kdg, Library K-12, 2nd, 3rd, 5th I have taught for 30 years.

Related experience, recognition, awards, etc.:

• 1998-2003 Armstrong Education Association Mini Grant
• 2000 McDonald’s MAC Grant, Disney’s American Teacher Awards Honoree
• 1999 Parent Information Project Honoree, Indiana University of PA
• 1996 Thanks to Teachers Nominee

What I love most about teaching:

I love providing students with learning experiences outside the textbook and hearing them express surprise at how much fun it was.

My favorite moment in teaching:

After working for many weeks with a fifth grade student to improve math scores, he came in one morning and said, “I finally got it. I can do the math once I practice, but when we move on to something new I forget the old stuff.” We discussed how this happens to many learners, and that it is good to know how one learns. That seemed to cement things for him and he began to value himself and his work. He grew as a learner and exceeded beyond his abilities.