Kellie Snyder | Instructor

PLS Classes Instructor

Kellie began teaching in 1993 and is currently a Spanish teacher at Cedar Crest High School. Together with her colleagues, Kellie started a group called SOS with a mission to help spread positivity wherever they could. Kellie said, “We are the go to place for raising money for those that need help, card showers for those that are ill, organize secret buddy gift exchanges throughout the year, and generally be available to help any way.”
Kellie enjoys spending time with my family and friends, traveling, and crocheting. She describes herself as a “TV aficionado” and watches everything! “I am very entertained by my son and my retriever every day.”

Why did you want to become an educator?

I was not a fan of high school. I went to a school that was very cliquey, and it catered to certain students. I had a few teachers that encouraged me and celebrated my successes. I appreciated that they took the time to see me, and wanted to be a teacher that encouraged each student, whether they were popular, unique, or somewhere in the middle.

Why do you like teaching PLS Classes?

I love the face-to-face interaction with practicing teachers as a PLS Classes instructor. Sharing strategies that have been proven to work (and stealing ideas, too!) is exciting and energizing for me as well. During a PLS STAR course, there was a brand new teacher who had just received his first teaching assignment. This gentleman as nervous and excited, so as a class we collected a “tool kit” for him to survive his first year. Thirty-five of us collected everything from Tylenol, tissues and school supplies to toothpicks (learning to pick your battles) and packaged them up for his first day of school. He was able to go to his first assignment with not only STAR strategies and the realization that he was capable of meeting many challenges, but also the knowledge that there would be a similar support system of colleagues to meet during the upcoming school year.

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