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Maya Willis started the topic Becoming a Holocaust Educator in the forum Becoming a Holocaust Educator 2023 Summer Seminar Responses: due JUNE 18 (or earlier) 9 months, 2 weeks ago
While reading Becoming a Holocaust Educator, I realized many educators face similar challenges in the classroom. As a new teacher, it is so easy to feel alone with what I am teaching, so I am grateful for the opportunity to read the experiences of others. The importance eaching with best practices versus best intentions is something that really…[Read more]
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Maya Willis started the topic Greetings and Salutations! in the forum 2023 Summer Seminar Participant Introductions: due MAY 15 10 months ago
Hello, everyone!
My name is Maya Willis. I live in Jackson, Mississippi with my husband, Zachary, and our three cats: Peanut, Baby, and Stan. We also have a blue-tongued skink named Blue. I currently teach French to grades 10 through 12 at Lanier High School. I have a busy summer planned already, with two seminars planned for the month of June,…[Read more] -
Maya Willis started the topic Willis Reflection Part 1 in the forum On Austrian Soil – 2022 Summer Seminar Responses 1 year, 8 months ago
Right from the start, On Austrian Soil: Teaching Those I was Taught to Hate really struck me in its significance and relatability. I had to stop and consider what the phrase “teaching those I was taught to hate” would mean to me in such a different context. As someone who worked in childcare for many years before I became a teacher, I often fou…[Read more]
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Maya Willis replied to the topic Hellos and Introductions in the forum 2022 Summer Seminar Participant Introductions 1 year, 9 months ago
Hello everyone! My name is Maya Willis. I teach French at Lanier High School in Jackson, Mississippi. Although I have lived in Mississippi for as long as I can remember, I love to travel across the country and around the world. I studied in France for my French degree, as well as Scotland and the Pacific Northwest for my Geology degree. Earlier…[Read more]
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Maya Willis became a registered member 1 year, 9 months ago