Diana Olds

State:

Michigan

PLS Courses I Teach:

• Building Communication and Teamwork in our Classroom™
• Differentiated Instruction for Today's Classroom™
• Teaching Through Learning Channels®
• Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility®
• Brain Based Ways We Think and Learn®
• Teaching the Skills of the 21st Century®
• Achieving Student Outcomes Through Cooperative Learning®

Why I love teaching PLS courses:

PLS has made me a better teacher and I truly believe in what PLS stands for. As most educators, I love learning and sharing what I’ve learned. These well researched courses have opened my eyes to a better way of looking at education and children. It has given me so many tools to be more effective. PLS courses are useful, fun, full of interaction with peer educators and very informative. I enjoy taking PLS courses as much as I enjoy teaching them.

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Eastern Michigan University
Master of Arts, Eastern Michigan University

Teaching Experience:

11 years of experience teaching in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
taught various grade levels (k-5), certified k-8
taught workshops to district teachers in the areas of science and writing

Related experience, recognition, awards, etc.:

Often attend conferences and workshops

Professional Goal:

My goal as a teacher is to continually improve as an educator while instilling a love of learning, building teamwork and positive relationships in the classroom.

My favorite moment in teaching:

A hard to reach, difficult student came to visit me several years after he was in my class. He thanked me, hugged me and said that I not only taught him academics but I taught him how to be a better person. It blew me away because that was a rough year for me. Thinking back, I should have used that moment to thank him because I too learned a great deal that year.