Cult of Pedagogy

Hi! My name is Jennifer Gonzalez. I taught middle school language arts to mostly at-risk populations for 7.5 years. For 4 additional years, I worked at the university level, teaching pre-service teachers everything from basic philosophy to writing lesson plans to implementing research-based teaching strategies. Currently, I am the editor of Cult of Pedagogy, a website for teachers.

I believe that knowing your students is the first step toward quality instruction, easier classroom management, and a joyful teaching experience. Now, as I work to help teachers to their jobs better, I strive to make the complex simple, to turn big ideas into bite-sized chunks, and to look and look for solutions until I find them.

National Board Certified Teacher in Early Adolescence/English Language Arts: 2004, 2013 (renewed)

B.S. Secondary Education, Penn State University, 1993; M.A. Writing, Literature & Publishing, Emerson College, 2002; Advanced Graduate Studies in Educational Technology, Western Kentucky University, 2012-present

I'm the mother of three hilarious and interesting kids, a military brat, an occasional runner, a hermit, an illustrator, a writer, a podcaster, a video producer, a Game of Thrones fan, and a lover of long dinners with good friends.