My name is Daniel Parks. I am the Gifted and Talented Resource Teacher at Meadowthorpe Elementary. I also serve as the program manager for GTAP at Meadowthorpe. I am excited to get to work with the kiddos this year. I am a proud product of Fayette County Public Schools and two colleges here in Kentucky. I feel that Gifted and Talented education is my passion in teaching and look forward to where it takes me. I am also a HUGE Harry Potter fan and love to integrate this and other works of children's literature into my lessons whenever possible.
Education:
2001 Graduate of Bryan Station High School (Go Defenders)
2005 Graduate of Transylvania University (BA)
Major: Elementary Education with Focus in Social Studies and English
2012 Graduate of Georgetown College (MAE)
Endorsement in Gifted and Talented Education
Teaching History
2005-2007 Cardinal Valley Elementary: Kindergarten
2007-2012 Booker T. Washington Elementary: 2nd Grade /K-1 Split
2012-2019 Meadowthorpe Elementary Gifted and Talented Accelerated Program: 4th Grade/5th Grade/ 4-5 Split
2019- 2021 Gifted and Talented Resource Teacher: Meadowthorpe/Russell Cave Elementary
2021-2023 Gifted and Talented Resource Teacher: Meadowthorpe/Cardinal Valley Elementary
2023-Present Gifted and Talented Resource Teacher and GTAP Program Manager Meadowthorpe Elementary
Awards
2018 Award from Kentucky Senate for Work with Gifted and Talented Students
2022-2023 Meadowthorpe Teacher of the Year
2023 Ford's Theatre Festival of Oratory Fellow Speech Presenter
GTAP Program Manager
Ford's Theatre National Oratory Fellow
Governor's Cup Coach
STLP Coach
Battle of the Books Coach
Epic Esports Coach
Chess Club Sponsor
SBDM Council Member (Booker T. Washington/ Meadowthorpe),
SBDM Vice-Chair (Meadowthorpe),
Grade Level Team Leader (Cardinal Valley/Booker. T. Washington/Meadowthorpe),
Writing Program Review Lead(Meadowthorpe),
Vice President Fayette County Education Association,
Fayette County Education Association Board Member,
Central District Kentucky Education Association Board Member,
Kentucky Education Association Board Member,
Kentucky Elementary English Language Arts Standards Advisory Panel,
Fayette County Certified Evaluations Appels Panel,
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, Belonging (DEIB) Meadowthorpe Lead,
Club/ Activity Sponsor: STLP, Book Club, Video Game Club, Chess Club, Yearbook, Safety Patrol, Governor's Cup, Odyssey of the Mind,