Barbara Connery holds a Master of Science in Elementary Education from Western Connecticut University and a Master of Arts in Writing and Oral Tradition from The Graduate Institute in Bethany, Connecticut. It was during her writing program that she embarked on the most significant educational journey in her almost forty-year teaching career. During this time, she investigated the correlation between dyslexia, difficulty in reading, and artistic inclination. With filmmaker Harvey Hubbell V as her mentor, Barbara met remarkable educators, parent advocates, and neuroscientists who shed a glowing light on teaching practices that could ultimately ensure reading success for all children. Interviewing award-winning artist Wendell Minor was the highlight of her research. Wendell and his lovely wife, Florence, were featured at a school literacy night where he shared his artwork, his career path and his personal experience with dyslexia. He inspired many students, one even convinced his parents to design his bedroom with an aviator’s theme. Additionally, Barbara is currently a Ford’s Theatre National Oratory Fellow and is passionate about promoting oratory for all. For her efforts, she was recently awarded the Lincoln Teacher Leadership Award during a recent oratory festival in Washington, D.C. She has presented on the subject of oratory integration in numerous conferences including the Connecticut Teacher of the Year Symposium, Literacy for All Conference in Providence, Rhode Island and CASL and CECA Conferences in Hartford, Connecticut. Barbara lives in Woodbury, Connecticut with her husband Peter. They spend their time with their sons, Brian and Michael and their delightful daughter-in-law, Nicole.
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