Connie Baker

Background

About Connie Baker

My goal is to continue my education. I feel that my 25 years of experience teaching in urban area schools, at various grade levels, has given me the opportunity and knowledge to be a successful teacher, mentor, and collaborator with other teachers.I believe that collaborative teaching is an important piece to the puzzle in meeting the needs of students in our schools. I am a corrective reading specialist, which I taught at the M.S. level. I was also part of the design team in creating a plan for Roberto Clemente M.S. to transition into to a "Promise Academy", which was implemented by the SDP. I was part of the pilot program, introducing the Socratic method of teaching in my Health classes. Specialties: Master of Education, specializing in TESOL, and Linguistics. Mentored through P.D, by the creator of the "Fredrick Douglas School" in Harlem N.Y, Dr. Lorraine Monroe, of Harvard University. I was a original member of the University of Pennsylvania study on the prevention of Diabetes type 2,"The Stand Up Program". I was also a participant of the "Here's Looking At You to aid in the prevention of drug & alcohol abuse.I am certified in First Aid, CPR & the use of an AED.