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AP* Summer Institute

Elizabeth Duffey


Elizabeth Duffey


Elizabeth Duffey

Elizabeth Duffey has taught English for thirty-four years, and currently teaches AP* Language, Tenth Grade Springboard English, and serves as an instructional coach at Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor, Washington. After her day-job, she teaches English 101 at Tacoma Community College. She is a National Board Certified teacher in Adolescent and Young Adult English Language Arts since 2002, an AP* language reader and consultant for the College Board*, and facilitates Professional Certification and National Board cohort groups for teachers in her district.

In addition to teaching Elizabeth reads, knits, quilts, cooks, and has found yet another new and expensive hobby—beading. Educationally she is most interested in researching and sharing effective classroom strategies that take students to higher levels of thinking and performance. She lives in Gig Harbor, Washington with her husband Patrick, an art teacher. Their children, Tim and Katie, attend Washington State University.


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Elizabeth Duffey

Elizabeth Duffey is a College Board* endorsed Consultant and will be the instructor for English Language Composition (New Teachers).