Sue Gaffron

State:

Western Pennsylvania

Testimonial from a participant:

My participants often say that they enjoy the stories I use to relate the material to real life experiences.

PLS Courses I Teach:

• Meaningful Activities Generating Interesting Classrooms®
• Teaching Skills for the 21st Century®
• Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility®

Year started with PLS:

1998

Why I love teaching PLS courses:

Teaching PLS courses allows me to see firsthand the energy and excitement that today’s teachers are bringing to the classroom.

Education:

• BA Psychology Seton Hill College in Greensburg PA
• M.ED in Special Education California University of PA

Teaching Experience:

• Special Education- Middle School Learning Support 1 year
• Special Education-Life Skills 3 years
• Special Education- Early Intervention 15 years

What I love most about teaching:

This quote sums up my reason for being a teacher. “To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. “

My favorite moment in teaching:

I always love that second weekend of a PLS class when my participants come back and say “I tried this and it really works!” That helps me to feel that I am not only helping my own students, but students in many other areas.

Personal information:

I am a new (adoptive) mother and an active volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.