Lisa Witteman is the new special education teacher who has 30 years of teaching experience. She has taught both general education and special education at various schools in Georgia for the past 15 years. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and early childhood education from Kennesaw State University and a master's in special education from the University of Georgia. Originally from New York, she now lives in Georgia and enjoys being closer to the ocean than mountains. Outside of school, she is a wife, mother, mother-in-law, aunt, and grandmother of four children.

1. Hi!
I am Lisa Witteman.
I am the New Special
Ed Teacher.
I am excited and very
pleased to be working
with you!

2. Professional Information
I have been teaching for (gulp) 30 years. This will be my fifteenth
year teaching in Georgia, nine years spent teaching in a GA
school system and six years in Specialized (Piaget and Reggio)
learning centers . I have taught primary students in both General
Education and Special Education. I currently am an IRR
co teacher at Atlanta Heights Charter School.

3. I started my professional education by attending SUNY
at Broome in Binghamton, NY. I received my Bachelors
of Science in Psychology and ECE from Kennesaw State
University, my Masters Certificate in Special Education
from University of Georgia ( GO DAWGS! ). Most recently
I received my M.Ed. In Instructional Technology from
Georgia Southern
My Educational Background

4. My Personal Background
I am originally from Binghamton, NY. I lived there for 32
years. I moved to Layfette, CO for a year, but I prefer
being close to the ocean then surrounded by mountains
(although they were beautiful). I moved to Georgia and
have loved it! I consider myself a transplant and my
grandchildren make fun of my "accent".

5. I am the eighth child in my family, a wife, a
mother of a wonderful daughter, a mother-in-law, an
aunt, a cousin and most important a grandmother of
four.
Who am I outside of school?