Gary Gittis

State:

Pennsylvania

Testimonial from a participant

Gary does an excellent job of combining learning and fun. He has found the secret to making his classes relaxed yet productive. Gary facilitates the sharing of ideas among different disciplines and grade levels. He always gives specific and useful feedback, which makes it easier to readily incorporate what is learned through PLS into the classroom. -- S.J. Pottstown, PA

PLS Courses I Teach:

• Discovering the Power of Live-Event Learning™
• Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms®
• Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences®
• Teaching Through Learning Channels®
• Building Communication and Teamwork in the Classroom™
• Brain-Based Ways We Think and Learn®
• Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility®

Year started with PLS:

2001

Why I love teaching PLS courses:

The opportunity to work with such exceptional teachers continues to be a very rewarding experience. I always take a great feeling and new ideas from every course I teach.

Education:

• B.S. Earth Science Pennsylvania State University
• M.S. Science of Education Drexel University

Teaching Experience:

16th year 7th grade Life Science

What I love most about teaching:

The look on a students face when an “Aha” moment occurs. When I take my students to Cape Cod; the pure joy when they get to see whales.

My favorite moment in teaching:

A former student who is now in college emailed to tell me that they had a professor who reminded them of me because of his passion for teaching and what he teaches. That they have never forgotten how much fun and enjoyment I bring into the classroom.

Personal information:

Father of 2 very energetic boys. Avid Naturalist and Whale Watcher. Snake breeder. Fossil collector. Coaches Basketball and Ice Hockey. Met my wife, the paleontologist, in a Gypsum mine in Milford Nova Scotia while digging up a Mastodon.