About Me
Elizabeth C. Manvell
Who am I?
- I wanted to be a teacher since I was twelve years old when I volunteered to help during the first year of the Federal Head Start Program.
- I followed my dream and earned a BS and MS in Education and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Administration.
- I am a California trained court and community mediator, and I have a Certificate in Restorative Justice from Simon Fraser University. I serve on the Advisory Board of the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice.
- I like new challenges. I have 35+ years experience in a variety of roles: Pre-K and elementary teacher, school principal, parent educator, regional staff development coordinator and trainer, curriculum developer, college instructor, and college supervisor of student teachers.
- I developed the syllabi and taught undergraduate and graduate education courses in discipline and social responsibility, character education, gender issues in education, and the student teaching seminar.
Why do I write?
I write because there is a theme to my life. Just look at the courses I taught and you will know what it is.
I have always been passionate about the importance of a positive school and classroom climate and of creating learning experiences that motivate and inspire students. I have a strong belief system about social justice and our personal and professional responsibility to our children. I am inspired by the unique role teachers play in the lives of children and families, and by what compassion and tenacity can accomplish on their behalf.
I believe the principles, values, and practices of Restorative Justice can make a school a nurturing, healing place of healthy relationships. I remain optimistic and energized about education and the recent breakthroughs in facing and rooting out personal and systemic racism. I never want to stop thinking, researching, and writing about children and school climate.
Here are the results…
- Teaching is a Privilege: Twelve Essential Understandings for Beginning Teachers
- Story Power! Breathing Life Into History
- The Violence Continuum: Creating a Safe School Climate (November 2011 release)
Thanks for sharing your long experience and deep understanding of education issues with us, Liz! The world needs more dedicated teachers as well as a society which will appreciate and respect them for the professionals they are.
Hello, I have a quick question for you about your site. If you could please get back to me at your earliest convenience I would greatly appreciate it. Have a great day!
Thanks,
Dan Gilbert
Communications Coordinator
Primrose Schools
Hi Dan,
Let me know how I can be of help.
Liz
Liz,
I would like to get in touch with you about Van R. Strong, I am a 3rd great granddaughter of his and a soon to be graduate of History. I’m working on a final project for my Civil War class and am using his letters as a basis, I have your book Story Power as well as family documentation, and photographs but am hoping for anymore information you may have collected while researching Van.