Beverly J Gallagher

State:

Currently teach face to face courses in Maryland and online courses in cyberspace.

Testimonial from a participant:

From numerous students in cyberspace.
"Why do we have to use the computer?"
"Can't I fax you my assignments on paper?"
"Here's another dumb question…How do you copy and paste using the computer?"
"How do I attach a file?"
"My computer keeps freezing."
"How do you save as rtf?"
"I learned how to copy and paste. That was easy."
"Did you get my email?"
"Did you get my email with the attachment?"
"I even bought a flash drive this week."
"Thank you for teaching me 2 courses…how to use the computer and Teaching Through Learning Channels. Thank you for your patience and answering all of my dumb questions."

PLS Courses I Teach:

• Online:
• Teaching Through Learning Channels® Online
• Effective Classroom Management™ Online
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  Face to face:
• Teaching Through Learning Channels®
• Meaningful Activities Generating Interesting Classrooms®
• Brain –Based Ways We Think and Learn®
• Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences®
• Teaching Skills for the 21st Century®
• Coaching Skills for Successful Teaching®

Year started with PLS:

1989

Why I love teaching PLS courses:

Practicing what we preach makes us real as teachers. Walking the walk and talking the talk makes participants realize the techniques we share are practical, meaningful and above all useful. The ideas we present are tried and true succesful ways of reaching and motivating students in everyday classrooms all over the world. Our common bond of teaching shows that we use ways of capturing our students’ (young and older) imaginations to make learning fun and compelling.

Education:

• Ph.D. Instructional Design for Online Learning, Capella Univesity
• M.S. Speech Pathology, Loyola College
• B.A. Speech Pathology/Audiology, Loyola College

Teaching Experience:

• Infant and Toddlers to 21 years, Speech/Language Pathologist
  Baltimore City Public School System
  Infant and Toddlers to 21 years, Assistive Technology Specialist
  Baltimore City Public School System

Related experience, recognition, awards, etc. :

• American Speech Language Hearing Assosciation Certificate of Clincial Competence
• PLS 1500 Club

What I love most about teaching:

Seeing questioning eyes rather than sadness and despair are what keeps me going daily. Being a part of a large poor urban school district, sharing good, sound teaching practice allows me to not only help students but to help other teachers see that teaching and learning can be equally fun and energizing.

My favorite moment in teaching:

Seeing a nonverbal cognitively challenged youngster finally stomp their feet and say “no” means that I’ve been successful in helping them to begin to control their environment. Giving a learning disabled student a chance at developing a book to present as an author to younger students makes me invigorated as they show pride in their accomplishments.

Personal information:

Knitting, watching movies, and being with family fills my free time. Riding mountain bikes on trails and digging in the garden are just as fun as reading a book for the next book club dinner meeting with my friends.