Education

  • Doctoral Student, Johns Hopkins School of Education — Ed.D. (in progress) in Neurodiversity and Neuroeducation

  • Graduate Certificate in Special Education

  • M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction

  • B.A. in Elementary Education / ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages)

  • B.A. in Exceptional Student Education / ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages)

  • B.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities

Executive Education

  • Certificate in School Management & Leadership (CSML) — Harvard Graduate School of Education & Harvard Business School

Certifications

  • National Board Certified Teacher (NBPTS), Exceptional Needs Specialist — Achieved 2012

  • Arizona Department of Education:

    • Elementary Education (Grades K–8)

    • Secondary (Grades 6–12), Approved area: English

    • Mild to Moderate Special Education (Grades K–12)

    • English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement (Grades PK–12)

    • Art Endorsement (Grades PK–12)

    • Adult Education

  • New York State Education Department:

    • Childhood Education (Grades 1–6), Professional Certificate

    • Students with Disabilities (Grades 1–6), Professional Certificate

    • Students with Disabilities (Grades 7–12, Generalist), Professional Certificate

Instructional Approaches

Tara is trained in a range of instructional approaches, combining research-based methods with widely used frameworks, including:

  • The Writing Revolution 2.0 (Judith Hochman Method)

  • Teaching Writing Specialization (Mark Farrington), Johns Hopkins University

  • Orton-Gillingham Approach (OG)

  • Preventing Academic Failure (PAF)

  • Teachers College Reading & Writing Project (Lucy Calkins)

  • Fountas & Pinnell (F&P)

  • Scientific Spelling

  • Project ExC-ELL (vocabulary acquisition for English language learners)

  • Cognitive Connections (executive functioning strategies developed by Sarah Ward)

  • Brain Gym (Educational Kinesiology for mind-body integration and learning readiness)

  • RULER Approach, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

  • Mission Be Mindful Educator

Program names are trademarks of their respective holders and are used here for identification purposes only. Tara Schneider is not formally affiliated with any of these programs.