Danielle Shanley earned her M.A. in Educational Leadership from the College of Saint Elizabeth in May of 2006. Her graduate work focused primarily on the academic and emotional development of adolescents, the Constructivist Classroom and student mentoring programs. She was the sole recipient of the 2006 Student Academic Leadership Award in Graduate Education.
Mrs. Shanley has taught English at all levels grades 6-12 including: basic skills, inclusion classes as well as honors level courses. During her tenure she served as advisor for numerous activities including Student Council, the Lunch Bunch Readers, Students of Shakespeare, and Summer Reading Olympics. Danielle’s experiences include: new teacher mentoring, the facilitation of workshops for professional development, and other Principal’s Advisory activities to promote healthy school culture.
Mrs. Shanley is proud of her work in the English classroom, and delighted to be working for West Essex. She hopes to facilitate academic rigor in the English and Reading classrooms, and promote students' familiarity with and effective use of the Media Center. Mrs. Shanley's vision for the English Department is to prepare students to write for a variety of purposes, read critically, research authentically and speak publicly. Mrs. Shanley encourages productive use of technology and critical analysis of the many forms of media. Most importantly, Mrs. Shanley hopes to foster a love of reading.
Prior to teaching, Danielle served as the Director of Training for Barami Enterprises where she traveled conducting large and small group sales and management training programs. Her interests include traveling, cooking, music, theater and great books. When not working, she spends time with her family.