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NY Milken Educators Welcome Caitlin Garvey

 

 

Special education teacher Caitlin Garvey catches her breath during a quiet moment after her surprise Milken Educator Award notification. In her class, Caitlin uses small group experiential activities, differentiation and technology to take advantage of students’ existing skills and de-emphasize barriers to learning, finding creative ways to engage each child. Students use crayons to highlight words they know and are still struggling to master, and manipulatives to form compound sentences. Others use speech-generating devices to communicate. Whatever their level, she holds students to their highest academic potential, closing educational gaps and building skills that will impact students for life.