Big Ideas for Little Scholars Donna Lasher

Teaching is still my passion after nearly four decades. Currently, I am a "rewired" teacher, freelance writer, and content creator! All of my products are a result of my work with students and classroom-tested. I served intellectually gifted students in grades K through 5 in a pull-out program for fifteen years. I also taught 8th grade ELA and promoted schoolwide enrichment by helping teachers enrich their curriculum and by sponsoring academic contests on my campus. Most recently, I've been supervising student teachers at the university level and worked to create a resource site for GT teachers: BIG IDEAS for LITTLE SCHOLARS (bigideas4littlescholars.com). I have also published a vocabulary enrichment series called CRYPT-O-WORDS with The Critical Thinking Company and a simulation with Interact (no longer in print).

I am a facilitator of learning! I want my students to make discoveries, to enjoy the process of becoming more competent in all areas, and mostly to LOVE learning!

Semi-Finalist-District Teacher of the Year 2009; Campus Nominee- Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching- 2000, 2007; Featured in Texas Schools-What Works!-1991; Outstanding Elementary Education Major-University of New Orleans-1980

Masters in Adult Education; BA in Elementary Education

Author of the Crypt-O-Word vocabulary enrichment series offered through The Critical Thinking Company and published in 2022. I've also published a simulation (no longer in print) with Interact.