Peggy Yates has over 30 years of experience in the field of education including positions as an elementary and middle school teacher, district-level curriculum director, and higher education administrator. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University where she teaches elementary education methods courses in classroom management, curriculum and early literacy. Her passion lies in the field of classroom management and the use of "Best Practice Language"—language that resonates with students’ hearts and produces improved student behavior in the classroom and beyond.

She believes that when educators intentionally combine the pursuit of teaching the minds of their students with the intentional quest of reaching the hearts of their students with the use of "Best Practice Language," relationships between teachers and students strengthen, teaching and learning advance, and student behavior improves.

Affiliation

East Carolina University

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