VIDBE-Q Volume 69 Issue 1
Nominated by Jody White, Melissa Day, Amber Rea, Amy Bitter,
and Janet McAfee
Anne Gurss currently holds degrees in Early Childhood Special Education,
Social Work, and a certification in teaching Students with Visual Impairments. She
has worked in the teacher field, teaching students for over 30 years and has, in
addition, spent time mentoring many teachers along the way. She always goes
above and beyond what is called for. She works with individual students to help
them achieve their best potential. She provides activities for all areas of the
Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) that are fun and engaging and gets to know
each individual student to create activities that will be most motivating to them.
In Kansas she has been a mentor to many as they have gone through the
endorsement and master's programs. She is always available for questions about
teaching, evaluating, writing evaluations and Individualized Education Programs
(IEP), creating new activities and much more. She shares her experiences of
working with students with visual impairments through the years in a way that has
taught others how to teach well. She brings an excitement to learning new things.
Exemplary Advocate Award
Anne Gurss
