My name is Karen Gabel and I just completed my 22nd year of teaching. I was hired at Lincoln Park Elementary School in September 1997 to begin my teaching career. I started out as a teacher assistant in the preschool disabilities classroom and after a year and a half, I was hired as a kindergarten teacher. After spending a year and a half in kindergarten, I moved on to first grade in 2000. I taught first grade for 11 years and in 2011, I moved to fourth grade for 8 years. This will be my first year teaching in the Resource Room and look forward to new challenges & fun!

I enjoy teaching children and my greatest satisfaction is seeing students succeed and watching them develop a love of learning. 

Education:

• Juniata College: Bachelor of Arts, Early Childhood & Elementary Education
• Felician College: Special Education Certification
• Felician College: Master's Degree in Supervision

New Jersey Teaching Experience: 22 Years:

• Lincoln Park Elementary School: Kindergarten, First Grade, and Fourth Grades

Honors, Awards, and Recognition:

• Best Practices Award 2005
• Teacher of the Year 2010 
• 15 Years of Service in the Lincoln Park School District

Inspiring Quotes:

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." --Albert Einstein

"I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be;  for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances."  --Martha Washington