Seasons of My Military Student: Practical Ideas for Parents and Teachers - Paperback

by Amanda Trimillos (Joint Author), Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman (Joint Author)

"... an absolute must-have for the parents and teachers of mil-kids, and a comprehensive tool in helping our military students thrive throughout transition ..."-Military Spouse magazine

"... outstandingly warm, perceptive, and practical suggestions for making transitions as rewarding as possible for our military kids ..."-Military Spouse Book Review

Military-connected students move frequently, changing schools as many as nine times from preschool to high school graduation. With each move, they adjust to a different curriculum, meet new teachers and coaches, adapt to a new learning environment, and develop new friendships-all amid other military life challenges, such as a parent's deployment.

Seasons of My Military Student helps parents and teachers:
- Understand the Seasons of Transition(TM) and the storms of military life that impact a student's education
- Employ key provisions of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
- Create an effective portable Seasons Education Binder
- Work together as a team to support a student from grade to grade and school to school

Multiple-Award-Winning Book
IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Gold-Best Education Book
Military Writers Society of America Gold-Best Education Book
Midwest Book Awards Finalist

Author Biography

AMANDA TRIMILLOS, EdD, is an Air Force spouse, mother, and National Board Certified Teacher with extensive experience teaching military students. A professional development designer in the NBC Teacher Leadership program at National University, she has served as a mentor for the US Department of Education's Teach to Lead trainings. Amanda holds her doctorate in Teacher Leadership with research focus on the professional development of teachers working with military-connected students.

STACY ALLSBROOK-HUISMAN is an Air Force spouse, mother, and advocate for military spouses and families. She leads workshops and seminars on many topics related to the education of military-connected students. Her writing has appeared in national military family publications.