Miguel Santistevan is a Middle School Math Teacher at Taos Integrated School of the Arts. He has taught for 9 years in the Public Schools and has also taught classes for UNM-Taos and Northern New Mexico College. He has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biology and Agriculture Ecology and certifications in Permaculture and ZERI design. His research interests are in the adaptation of crops and traditional acequia-irrigated and dryland agricultural systems of the Upper Rio Grande and Sangre de Cristo mountains over which he has written many articles and given many presentations including the Bioneers, the Green Festival, and the […]
Continue ReadingSuzanne Wilson is certified as a Dyslexia Therapist, trained at the Multisensory Language Training Institute of NM. She is accredited by the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council and the International Dyslexia Association. She has a Master of Fine Arts from Boston University and a Bachelor of Education from the University of New Mexico. She has New Mexico State Licensure: Level Two Professional Pre-K-12; Specialty Area License with Endorsement in Reading, Visual Arts and Modern and Classical Languages. Since 2013, Suzanne has worked as a Reading Intervention Specialist at Taos Integrated School for the Arts (TISA), teaching students who […]
Continue ReadingGina Gargone is pleased to be part of the TISA family as the middle school science teacher. In previous years Gina worked with TISA teaching theater to grades K-8. Gina has always had a love for the outdoors and the natural world. She has a bachelor’s in theater with a background in Marine Biology and Botany. Gina brings her extreme enthusiasm, love of the scientific method (experiment and document!), and her understanding of the importance of integrating the arts with all learning disciplines into the classroom with her every day. Parents and students alike are encouraged to reach out to her at gina@tisataos.org. Contact me at: gina@tisataos.org Blog […]
Continue ReadingRaised in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon, Sally earned a BA in Education from Prescott College, graduated with honors from the University of Northern Colorado with a MA in Special Education, & acquired Level III NM teaching licenses in K-8 elementary educcation & preK-12 special education, with endorsements in TESOL/gifted education. Sally spent time as a SPED teacher with Questa HS, worked in an Appalachian school facility for adjudicated teens, served as an English teacher in China, volunteered in England, led elephants/cooked on jungle treks in Thailand, operated a home-based pottery business, and spent countless hours astride a horse, working […]
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