Meet Mr. Sweitzer
Hello! I am Chris Sweitzer. I grew up in Greencastle, PA. After graduation, I attended Penn State. I found my niche in education and graduated in 1999. I did my student teaching at Roundtown in a 1st/2nd grade multi-age classroom. I taught second grade my first year and have been in third grade ever since.This is my 16th year teaching, all in Central. In that time, I have earned my Master's degree in education as well as a certificate in educational technology integration from Penn State. Also, I am a Discovery Education STAR Discovery Educator, a SMART Exemplary Educator, and a Keystones Technology Innovator. Being a lifelong learner is not just for my students. I have taught a graduate level course on digital writing and continue to take classes to improve my teaching practices.
I have been trained in the Responsive Classroom philosophy and firmly believe in it. I implemented the Daily 5 and Cafe literacy approach fully over the last couple years and had great success with it. In addition, I try to integrate technology as much as possible throughout the day. This enables them to interact with classrooms across the United States and throughout the world.
When I am not in my classroom, I enjoy spending time with my wife, my 9 year old daughter, Camryn, and my 6 year old son, Greyson. We have a love of reading and foster that in our children. Since my wife and I are both alumni, we enjoy rooting for Penn State and check in on the campus as much as we can. I am a Washington Redskins fan, surrounded by Steelers fans on all sides of my family.
I have been trained in the Responsive Classroom philosophy and firmly believe in it. I implemented the Daily 5 and Cafe literacy approach fully over the last couple years and had great success with it. In addition, I try to integrate technology as much as possible throughout the day. This enables them to interact with classrooms across the United States and throughout the world.
When I am not in my classroom, I enjoy spending time with my wife, my 9 year old daughter, Camryn, and my 6 year old son, Greyson. We have a love of reading and foster that in our children. Since my wife and I are both alumni, we enjoy rooting for Penn State and check in on the campus as much as we can. I am a Washington Redskins fan, surrounded by Steelers fans on all sides of my family.