CAROL ATEN-FROW

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Carol Aten Frow is in her thirtieth year as a seventh and eighth grade ELA instructor at Belle Vernon Area Middle School.  Annually she coaches students in two reading competitions, WIRC and Englishfest.  In addition, Mrs. Frow is the director for both the fall drama and spring musical, sponsors the yearbook, and leads the literary magazine staff, which produces a magazine that has been ranked by N.C.T.E. for sixteen years.  A 2014 finalist for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Frow now serves on their Executive Board as the Awards Chair.  She also serves on the Executive Board of the Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English. Now a teacher consultant for the Western Pennsylvania Writing Project, Mrs. Frow attended the 2016 WPWP’s Summer Institute for Teachers.  Her professional writing piece at the institute developed into an article co-written with a former student and was published in the November 2017 issue of English Journal.  

It was at the 2014 WPWP Summer Institute that Mrs. Frow and Miss Spang began to develop professional development programs for their school.  This session was an offshoot of their work together.

Mrs. Frow is a two time graduate of California of University of PA. In 1988, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Education with certifications in both Secondary English and Elementary Education.  In 1993, she earned her Master of Arts with a degree in English.

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