Meet Julie DannebergI am retired now, but I was a teacher for many years.
Throughout my career I taught all grades, but for the last 14 years I was a middle school teacher.
I really loved teaching and of course, being around kids all day gave me LOTS and LOTS of ideas! Sometimes I even made…I mean asked…my students to read my stories and give me ideas for improvement.
It is not unusual for me to get letters from students telling me that they have read one of my books. But this year, I got a different kind of letter from the very, very, very smart third graders (guided, of course, by their skilled teacher) at Cherry Crest Elementary in Bellevue Washington! The letter […]
Over the years, teachers have frequently asked me if I read any of my books to my middle school students. The answer is yes. I started off, as everyone does on that first day of a new year, by introducing myself. After briefly sharing stories about my family, about my past teaching experiences, and even what […]
“The shortest distance between two people is a story.” –Patti Digh Before first period, Sandra told me about her embarrassing cheerleading accident. After second period, TJ described a movie he saw over the weekend. Kyle always had a story for me; one day it was about his new kitten, on another it was about […]
