Greg Cruey
Greg Cruey is an educator and journalist. He works as an educational interventionist specializing in disabilities at a small, rural elementary school in Central Appalachia. But he has taught at grade levels from kindergarten to college. At the college level he has worked in financial aid, veterans counseling, grant writing, and English as a second language.
As a journalist, Greg has been writing for publication for over 30 years. He was editor-in-chief of his college paper, has written for a couple of small rural weekly papers, and he has worked a beat for a daily paper. Greg's Internet career started here at Suite101. He's been writing and blogging for the Internet since 1996. He has also written for Creative Weblogging and for About.com (a division of the NY Times Company). He maintains a personal blog.
Greg holds an M.S. in education and technology from Marshall University in Huntington, W.V. He did his undergraduate work in the social sciences at Augusta State University in Augusta, Ga. He studied counseling at University of the Nations in Kona, Hawaii, in a non-degree setting and earned a graduate diploma in general linguistics at the Australian National University in Canberra where he also studied Chinese linguistic issues and the Indonesian language.
Greg is a member of the International Reading Association (IRA), the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
What exactly is an "educational interventionist?" It is a professional who intervenes when students fall significantly behind (or simply aren't "making it") in a classroom setting. The goal of that kind of intervention is to make it possible for students to continue learning with their peers in a normal classroom environment.
Greg is certified in special education (autism, learning disabilities, emotional & behavioral disorders, mentally impaired), early childhood education (preK-6), middle grades math (4-8), middle grades social studies (4-8), middle grades language arts (4-8), English (6-12), reading (K-12), and school leadership (principal k-12, superintendent).
Latest Articles
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West Virginia Piloting a New Teacher Evaluation Model This Year
West Virginia is piloting a new teacher evaluation program this year intended, in part, to comply with Federal grant rules. It includes student test scores.
Aug 8, 2011
- Greg Cruey
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Do You Need a Security App for Your Android Phone?
Android's open source software makes it more vulnerable to malware and viruses than most mobile operating systems. But there are apps to protect your phone.
Jun 14, 2011
- Greg Cruey
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Charter Schools Applying for School Improvement Funding
Policy makers often look at charter schools as a model for school improvement. So it's ironic that many charter schools are applying for SIG grants.
Jun 14, 2011
- Greg Cruey
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Why Buy an Android Smartphone?
A smartphone can consolidate many of your devices. With Android's expanding app market, a phone can replace everything from your calculator to your Garmin.
May 29, 2011
- Greg Cruey
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SIG Grants: The Restart Model
A handful of the schools that receive funding through a school improvement grant become charter schools. Why don't more schools adopt this model?
May 21, 2011
- Greg Cruey
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SIG Grants: The Transformation Model of School Improvement
School Improvement Grants have become the leading mechanism for dealing with failing US schools. This year over 500 schools used the Transformation Model.
May 17, 2011
- Greg Cruey
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What is a School Improvement Grant (1003g)?
The School Improvement Grant has been an obscure federal program. But in 2009, its funding was radically increased. Now over 850 schools have a SIG grant.
May 15, 2011
- Greg Cruey
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WV Educator Dr. Steven L. Paine Retires, Moves to McGraw-Hill
After 32 years, one of America's leading educators retired from public service this month. Dr. Steven L. Paine took a position with McGraw-Hill.
Jan 13, 2011
- Greg Cruey
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Teaching Good Writing: The Five-Step Writing Process
One of the keys to teaching writing at any grade level is making sure that your students know (and use) the five-step writing process.
Sep 11, 2010
- Greg Cruey
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Google Instant: Why It's No Big Deal
Google just changed the way it creates results. It may take a few days, but the world's netizens will probably conclude that Google Instant is no big deal.
Sep 9, 2010
- Greg Cruey
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