Samantha St. Laurent ACCOUNT MANAGER
MY DAILY MISSION As an Account Manager at Newsela, my mission is to ensure that every client feels supported throughout the year. Whether that is through training, introducing new PRO tools, or having a simple check-in conversation, I want to make sure that
30 SECOND BRIEF Favorite 2000's Pop Artist: Destiny’s Child Hidden talent: Being able to consume an obscene amount of pizza in one sitting. Every pizza is a personal pizza if you try hard and believe in yourself. Favorite Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry Getting personaI: I have a crazy rescue pup named Noodle!
NEWSELA SPOTLIGHT
our teachers and students are getting the
THE BEST PART OF MY DAY
most out of using Newsela in their
My favorite part of the day is meeting 1 on 1 with my Educator Specialists
classrooms every day.
CONTACT Email:
[email protected] to come up with creative solutions to overcome clients’ academic hurdles. WHY I'M IN ED TECH: I struggled with reading comprehension as a child, so I know how difficult things can be as a younger reader in school. I’m in Ed Tech because I want to do everything in my power to help students like me overcome their academic roadblocks and feel included in their classroom discussions.
Phone Number: (646) 374-1219
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In addition to Units that we’ve pre-curated for easy-instruction, we can also
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custom-curate content for your school district’s instructional priorities and
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EDUCATION UCLA - Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociology
curriculum. Here’s how it works: Newsela’s Curriculum team with meet with your district’s curriculum staff. Once guidelines and requirements are established, we’ll organize content and guiding instructional activities designed to support your teachers’ instructional goals. Newsela will continue annual discussions with your district’s curriculum staff to gather feedback, refresh Units with the latest Newsela content, and enhance Units based on changes to your curriculum.