Author: Eleanor K. Smith

Eleanor K. Smith is a retired special education teacher. She received her Bachelor’s from Michigan State University in Elementary and Special Education, and her Master’s from the University of Central Florida in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Gifted Education. Her thirty-plus year career in special education included teaching in Texas, Florida, and Maryland. In 2013, she was recognized by the NASA Explorers School Program as a Merit Teacher. She is the author of eight books. Six books featuring "Tex the Explorer," written as Ellie Smith, illustrated by Eyen Johnson. (These are Children's Books, Early Reader, Science Fiction) She is also the author of two books about authentic teaching including "One School's Journey, Further Down the Path" written with Margaret Pastor. (These books tell the story of the journey of the staff at their elementary school as they set down the path to discover how to engage their students using authentic projects.) Catch her blog at: The-Educational-Journey.com