Profile Information

Sandy Benton

Wisconsin, United States

Roles

Educator

Levels

Pre-K (age 4 or younger), Grade 1 (ages 5-6), Grade 2 (ages 6-7), Grade 3 (ages 7-8), Grade 4 (ages 8-9), Grade 5 (ages 9-10), Grade 6 (ages 10-11), Grade 7 (ages 11-12), Grade 8 (ages 12-13), Grade 9 (ages 13-14), Grade 10 (ages 14-15), Grade 11 (ages 15-16), Grade 12 (ages 16-17), College, Undergraduate, College, Graduate

Subjects

Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, World Languages, Computer Technology, Career and Tech Ed, Health and PE, Creative Arts, Special Education, Educational Support, Library and Information Science

About me

I am passionate about teaching and learning. My experiences as both a literacy coach and a classroom teacher indicate that deep, lasting learning occurs when instruction is literacy-rich, interdisciplinary, hands-on, and grounded in real world experiences. A 30-year teaching veteran, I co-founded the Fox River Academy (FRA), an environmental charter school in 2005 and was the lead teacher there for ten years. I worked with colleagues to create the WGSN and, on its behalf, has served as a consultant and coach for schools to develop rigorous learning experiences that use the environment as a context for learning.