"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

- Benjamin Franklin

Virginia “Ginger” Herrman is steeped in DI experience. She has spent more than 10 years as a DI Coordinator at Park Elementary School.  She was involved with the initial implementation of DI at Park Elementary and became a coach in the first year. Two years later, she became the building-wide coordinator. She has been a teacher in Great Bend, Kansas for over 20 years, including over 12 years as an ESL Teacher. Ginger has a B.S. in Elementary Education K-9 from Newman University and an M.S. in Science from Kansas State University. She also has an ESL Endorsement from Fort Hays University. Ginger has served as a mentor teacher for new teachers through a District Mentoring program. She has also presented In-Service to Elementary and District teachers on curriculum day.

Ginger has been a DI trainer for more than a decade with NIFDI. She has trained in Georgia, South and North Carolina, Nebraska, Kansas, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Texas, and Guam. She has also presented a training session at the Annual National Direct Instruction conference. She has been an Implementation Manager in Nebraska, San Antonio, and the Rio Grande Valley. She is currently an Implementation Manager for 10 IDEA schools in El Paso, Texas.