Summary
Amanda Hogan is an experienced elementary educator with 11 years cultivating curious, resilient learners across diverse public and charter schools. Currently teaching in Chesterfield County, she combines positive behavior management and individualized instruction with a focus on science and literacy development, drawing on roles from classroom lead to academic dean. Amanda blends hands-on STEM enthusiasm—she’s a python-using high school CS teacher and electronics hobbyist in her personal life—with classroom-tested strategies that encourage risk-taking and critical thinking. Known for creating warm, safe environments, she adapts quickly to student needs and scales classroom systems informed by leadership experience. Based in Virginia and pursuing an MEd in Literacy, she brings both academic rigor and outside-the-classroom curiosity as a cyclist, climber, and advocate for girls in coding.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science, Child/Adolescent Developmental Psychology, Bachelor of Science, Child/Adolescent Developmental Psychology at Liberty University
Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certification, Elementary Education, 4.0, Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certification, Elementary Education, 4.0 at Caldwell University
Master of Education - MEd, Literacy - in progress, Master of Education - MEd, Literacy - in progress at University of Lynchburg