Dana Robbins Nagel

Affiliations: 

• Retired Special Educator

Background and Interests:

My passion has always been teaching. Even when I was in junior high school, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I have spent the last thirty years teaching special education students in a variety of settings. After working with at-risk teenagers and students with disabilities, I obtained my bachelor’s degree in emotional and behavior disorders.

I have extensive background working with pre-adolescents to adults who have exceptionalities. I have a number of experiences working with students with learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, and behavior disorders. I have worked in schools, adult group homes for the mentally handicapped, residential group homes for adjudicated youth, prisons, and community-based settings. I have trained student teachers and mentored new and experienced teachers in a variety of educational settings.