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Taryn Gaskill, Instructor

Taryn Gaskill

“Be organized, give 100% in discussions and activities, and look forward to the growth from all the learning that will occur!”

Degrees Held:

  • Master’s in Educational Administration – UMSl, 2017
  • Bachelor of Science Special Education K-12 and Elementary Education 1-6, Fontbonne University, 2003

Career Highlights:

In 2018, she collaborated on a published article: Oakes, W. P., Schellman, L. E., Lane, K. L., Common, E. A., Powers, L., Diebold, T. & Gaskill, T. (2018). Improving educators’ knowledge, confidence, and usefulness of functional assessment-based interventions: Outcomes of professional learning. Education and Treatment of Children, 41, 533 – 565.

In which online degree program do you teach?

  • What types of projects can online students expect in your course(s)?

    Discussion board posts, strategic planning, video presentations, case studies, peer feedback, critical practice activities

  • What do you want students to learn in these courses? What is the expected learning outcome?

    Examination of the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed by teacher leaders to create inclusive and productive learning environments for diverse students

  • Why did you start teaching?

    I started teaching to be a part of creating and implementing a more positive and proactive building and classroom to support the whole child.

  • What advice would you give to those considering this online program?

    Be organized, give 100% in discussions and activities, and look forward to the growth from all the learning that will occur!

  • What is the one book you think everyone should read?

    Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Zaretta Hammond

  • Tell us something interesting about yourself that your students might not know.

    I was born and raised in California. Bay Area girl!

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