About us
Dr. Martha Champa is an educator fascinated by the learning experiences of her students. Through the years, she has taught young people in all grades, from grade 1 through graduate school. At the University of Toledo, Dr. Champa prepares teachers in both literacy instruction and in the instruction of the gifted and talented child. To keep herself grounded in day-to-day practice, she has most most recently taught gifted middle school students at Washington Local Schools in Toledo, Ohio. She observed the effect of teaching content while incorporating creativity. Multi-genre writing is one of her favorite strategies of adding creativity and rigor to student learning. She is currently working as a Curriculum Consultant/Coach helping teachers animate teaching and learning by incorporating creativity and choice in both instruction and assignments.
Dr. Susanna Hapgood is an Associate Professor at the University of Toledo's Department of Curriculum and Instruction. There she teaches undergraduate and graduate classes on literacy teaching and learning. Her research interests include the design of texts and experiences that foster young children's content area literacy, particularly scientific literacy. A qualitative researcher, she has over 20 years’ experience in science education in classrooms and informal settings. She has published articles Educational Leadership, Elementary School Journal and the Journal of the Learning Sciences.
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