Stephanie Franklin

"I truly appreciate how much Stephanie related to us as students. She has a gift of taking a group of diverse individuals and very quickly building a sense of team and camaraderie. As her students, we really looked forward to her class, even after working all day. She made it quite enjoyable. I had countless times heard class members say they were going to use something in their classrooms that they had learned in her class. Being a principal, I am sharing much of what I've learned with my teachers. She has the passion for people, and the ability to motivate and get people involved." - Don Beck, Principal, Waverly Elementary, Mooresville, IN

PLS Courses I Teach:

• Classroom Management: Orchestrating a Community of Learners®
• Differentiated Instruction for Today's Classroom™
• Brain-Based Ways We Think and Learn®
• Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility®
• Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences®

Education:

• B.S. Elementary Education - IUPUI, Indianapolis
• M. Ed. - Indiana Wesleyan University
• PLP - Indiana Wesleyan University

Teaching Experience:

• 6th grade: 5 years
• 8th grade science: 7 years
• Assistant Principal, Elementary: 2 years and presently

Related Experience, Recognitions, Awards, etc.:

• 2005 - Who's Who Among America's Teachers
• 1997 - IPL Golden Apple Teacher

What I love most about teaching:
There is never an end to what you can teach, and never an end to what kids can learn! Imagine these possibilities!

My favorite moment in teaching:
Each day in working with kids and teachers has a special moment. It may be the smiles on their faces, the hugs they give or the "a-ha's!" they have because of something I helped them do.

Personal Information:
I enjoy summer activities with my husband and step-daughters. We love to go boating at the lake. I also love reading mystery novels and books to improve my own profession as an educator.