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Expert Profile: Alison Epler

Expertise: I can answer questions from students, parents, or teachers regarding discipline, classroom management,and/or academics. I can help teachers with questions about reading and writing workshop, math, science, or social studies. I can help parents help their kids at home.

Experience in the area
I have been a teacher for eight years. Four years have been in first grade and four years have been in fourth grade. I have presented my writing workshop strategies to other teachers being trained in MLPP (Michigan Literacy Progress Profile).

Organizations
I belong to Phi Kappa Delta, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), and Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association (MEMSPA).

Education/Credentials
My bachelor's degree came from Northern Michigan University and was in elementary education. I earned my master's degree in Educational Leadership from Eastern Michigan University. I am currently working on my early childhood endorsement (ZA endorsement)and would like to begin my specialist's degree in educational leadership. I hold a professional teaching certificate and an administrative certificate.

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 170
Knowledge	10.0 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	10.0 Best of the best
Timeliness	10.0 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		22

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	11/06/08
10	10	10	10	10/16/08
10	10	10	10	10/09/08
10	10	10	10	09/25/08
10	10	10	10	08/28/08

User Comments

Thank you! The info you gave is very helpful!
(Judy on 11/06/08)

thanks so much! You are great!
(Melanie on 10/16/08)

Thank you Alison. That was very helpful. I see if they're using the Bucket filling method yet. I work full time myself so volunteering in the class
(Jeanette Rogers on 10/09/08)

Thank you Alison, appreciate the web site info. I'll see what else I can find out, where her exact difficulties lie, and do a follow-up question once
(Linda on 09/25/08)

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Recent Answers from Alison Epler

2008-11-16 Improving Reading: Dear Jodie, I am so sorry that I missed this question. Writing seems to be a struggle everywhere! I know across the state, students are performing so poorly on our Michigan test (MEAP). It is definitely...

2008-11-14 Middle School vs. Elementary School: Thomas, Personally, and it's just a matter of opinion, I think schools should be organized differently. Buildings should be split K, 1, 2, 3 then 4, 5, 6 then 7, 8. Of course, again, it's a matter...

2008-11-08 Requirements: Deanna, I live in Michigan so the requirements might be different. In fact, each college in Michigan has different requirements. For example, some colleges require one year of student teaching while...

2008-11-03 textbooks: Hi Judy, Usually a representative from a publishing company visits the schools with samples and/or texts to preview. Sometimes the companies initiate the visit and other times the school requests for...

2008-10-21 reading strategies: Hello Pam, I am assuming you are a teacher. What have you tried so far? I don't want to go too far into strategies that you have already tried. Are you familiar with Debbie Miller? Reading With...