Ellen Linnihan is a secondary English and public speaking teacher in the Elmbrook School District in Brookfield, WI. She is also an adjunct faculty member for the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh CAPP program. Linnihan began her career teaching in Department of Defense schools in Kentucky and California. While raising four children, she spent ten years as a freelance writer for educational publishing companies. She has been cultivating an archive of teaching videos since 2015 and is a strong advocate of including all learners in her classroom, whether they are face to face, remote, or hybrid learners.

Linnihan earned her National Board Certification for teaching secondary English in 2018. It was this experience that ignited a passion for sharing her ideas about creating a video archive to better serve her students. In addition to teaching, Linnihan serves as the program coordinator for the Distinguished Young Women of Brookfield Scholarship program, a national program that develops and recognizes scholarship, talent, and leadership in young women. She credits this program for launching her in a positive direction in life when she was a high school participant.

In 2019, she was selected as a “Most Influential Educator” for the Elmbrook School District. Linnihan earned her bachelor’s degree in English and History from the University of Wisconsin Madison. She then furthered her studies at Austin Peay State University with a Master’s Degree in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) and a Master’s Degree in English.

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