Annie Mozer is currently a first grade teacher, a certified S.E.E.D (National SEED Project) facilitator and a mentor to young teachers in Washington, DC. She has worked in the field of education since the early 90’s. She has experience teaching preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade. She believes deeply in the power of building connections with people young and old to ensure positive academic experiences. She has taught in the U.S. and in Skopje, Macedonia. In her spare time, she co-manages a Children’s (Educational) Garden, serves as co-president of the board of the Takoma Foundation and walks many miles with her two labradors. She learned about Responsive Classroom 20 years ago and has been a Responsive Classroom devotee ever since by attending many workshops and incorporating the skills and strategies into her teaching. She is thrilled to be supporting Responsive Classroom as a Consulting Teacher and sharing life-changing skills, especially teacher language, with teachers.