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Testimonials
About Mary’s Speaking:
“On behalf of myself, the Metro East Georgia Learning Resource System and the teachers of the New Special Education Teacher Mentoring Academy in Dekalb and Fulton Counties, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude for delivering an inspirational and important presentation, “Special Educators, You Count Too!”.
Gretchen Seay, Program Specialist, New Teacher Mentoring Coordinator
Metro East Center, Atlanta, GA
“Mary McGrath’s loyal support for teachers continues to be evident in her post-classroom teaching work through her presentations for the annual Education Minnesota Fall Professional Conference. Since 2002, she has shared her special understanding and insights into those life transitions that effect teachers in very specific ways. ....We look forward to Mary returning with new and thought provoking topics in the future!”
Patricia D. Reisenger, Education Specialist, Education Minnesota
“Mary was able to keep the group engaged in the presentation by knowing the audience. She is a very talented speaker and educator. She had many relevant handouts that provided additional information. She also had many resources as examples for the participants. We were very pleased with all that she provided.
Lonna Moline, Past President MNCCBD
“Western Technical College in La Crosse Wisconsin has a number of employees who will retire in the next year or are considering retirement in the near future. In an effort to help prepare them for their next journey, we worked with Mary McGrath to lead a workshop on transitioning into retirement.
Mary focused participants on the human and emotional side of the retirement transition. This is often overshadowed by the financial discussions and planning. Mary’s style and experiences provided Western employees with a meaningful, relevant, and practical learning and reflection opportunity.”
Jackie Kettner, Manager Organization Development
Western Technical College, LaCrosse, WI
“With a range of diverse professionals who work with children from preschool through grade twelve in this multi-cultural setting, it is often challenging to find workshop sessions that are equally appealing to everyone in our audience. You succeeded!”
- Sue Berg, Director, The International School of Minnesota
Eden Prairie, MN
“Mary Z. McGrath did a presentation entitled, ‘Take Care of Yourself,’ for parents of children identified on the autism spectrum. Mary presented herself as a warm and caring person who made the participants feel comfortable and at ease. Perhaps the best result of Mary’s presentation was summarized by the consensus of the group that they finally ‘felt understood’ and ‘no longer felt so alone’.”
- Debra Schipper, CEO, M.Ed. ASD Specialist, West Metro Learning Connections, Inc.
Excelsior, MN
"You seemed to know that they needed to hear how important it is to take care of themselves yet realize how difficult it is to do when their lives are so busy. You did it in a very non-preaching and affirming way."
- Margaret Johnson, Parent Educator
Early Childhood Family Education-Pond Center; Bloomington, Minnesota
"I had a wonderful day at Mary McGrath's Self-Care for Special Educators workshop. She was fun to interact with, very inspirational, and her wisdom helped direct me toward alternate pathways which continue to better-shape my life!"
- Miki England, Special Educator/Student; Preconvention Workshop Participant;
2001 Council for Exceptional Children's Annual Convention and Expo
Casper, Wyoming
"Everyone had wonderful comments about you and your message. It was even better when you related to us as another out in the trenches. Your comments were timely and right on target. I was hanging on every word. . . You are fantastic!"
- Sandy Appelt, Family and Consumer Sciences teacher
"Thank you again for your excellent presentation, Self-Care to Keep You There."
- Donna Barnes, Convention Coordinator
Minnesota Elementary School Principal's Association
About Teachers Today: A Guide to Surviving Creatively:
"From Mary's book and talk, teachers agree that you'll get the straight scoop on what you really need to survive creatively each year in the classroom."
- Judy Jacobsen, Elementary Teacher; Instructor for Continuing Education;
Accredited by the University of St. Thomas; St. Paul, Minnesota
"I found this book wonderfully written and filled with ideas. I give it my highest recommendation - 5 STARS"
- John Cooper, Professional Speaker and Educational Consultant; Georgia
"Congratulations on your book, Teachers Today: A Guide to Surviving Creatively. What a teacher-friendly, easy to read, informative reference for all of us in the education field. Your book is a practical, enlightening text that helps teachers take care of themselves so they can take care of others."
- Fran Russell, M.A., Special Services Department Lead
J.F. Kennedy High School, Bloomington, Minnesota
About Teachers in Transition: Growing Forward Through Retirement
“A wise book about initiation into the age of wisdom. Provides meaningful reflective activities to help strengthen the inner processes of change. I can’t imagine how anyone can get through the process of leaving a career in teaching without doing the inner and outer work described so well in this book.”
“In her book, Mary affirms the realities of life changes for education professionals while identifying the multitude of career (and life) options. I could identify over and over with Mary's writing as if she was sitting across from me listening to me - validating my concerns while celebrating my past successes and affirming a transformational vision of my future.”
- Mary Beth Schafer, Educational Consultant, MS Consulting
Used by permission of Mary Beth Schafer
refer to www.rowmaneducation.com
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