Steve Czerniejewski just
completed his 14th year in education teaching fifth grade at Fern
Creek Elementary School
in Orlando, Florida. His previous experience includes teaching 4th,
5th and 6th grade in a wide variety of settings within Orange
County, Florida and 2 years in
administration as a Dean of Students.
Earning National Board Certification in 2001 revitalized Steve's desire
to remain in the classroom, working with children.
Steve also enjoys teaching adults, working as a Mentor
/Teacher Consultant for the Central Florida Writing Project. Collaborating with a team sponsored by the
National Science Foundation that developed a program to keep parents up to date
with trends in mathematics education Steve traveled to Los
Angeles, CA to train the
teachers who would implement the program.
Steve has also served as a facilitator for his district's Great Beginnings, a program for new
teachers designed that seeks to ease their transition into the profession.
Since 1997, Steve has spent his summers as a
facilitator with Dr. Janet Allen's It's
Never Too Late Literacy Institutes.
Working with teachers from Miami Beach, FL to Anchorage, AK, as well as an amazing team of facilitators, has been
the highest honor in his career. The
passion, energy and dedication from these colleagues Steve has encountered
serve as a constant inspiration.
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