OUR JOURNEY TO BECOME THE CRELLIN CORPS OF DISCOVERY
with Dana McCauley
This keynote address was given on June 5th, 2021 at the in Bloom conference.
Crellin Elementary School’s journey toward the creation of a learning environment that increased student and community engagement required a community vision and effort. By “taking down the school’s walls,” students and teachers have discovered unique learning opportunities in the community. A shift in the school’s culture has given teachers the freedom to be creative and foster students’ curiosities.
Meet the Keynote SPeaker:
Dana McCauley
Dana McCauley has served as the teaching principal of Crellin Elementary School in Oakland, Maryland for the past eighteen years. As the instructional leader at the school she coordinates and monitors a learning program that guides students to achieve and sustain academic and personal success. Under her direction, Crellin Elementary School participated in a reclamation project that led to the creation of their Environmental Education Laboratory, consisting of a 5.5- acre outdoor classroom on school property. In addition, the schoolyard is the home of Sunshine Farm, which houses sheep, goats, chickens, multiple gardens and a greenhouse. These unique school features serve as resources for instruction, place-based projects and student research. McCauley holds a B.S. and M.Ed. from Frostburg State University in Maryland and an Ed.D. from West Virgina University.
