Patricia Lancaster

Patricia Lancaster has 31 years teaching experience in grades 3-8. She received a B.A. in elementary education from Methodist College and her M.A. from Fayetteville State University. Ms. Lancaster is certified in AIG and as a K-12 reading specialist and a mentor teacher. An alumnus of the Paideia Institute, she is also affiliated with the North Carolina Association of Educators, the National Education Association, and the International Reading Association. She attended both the 2006 Cherokee and 2007 Lumbee seminars of the North Carolina Teachers Institute, a professional education development program of the North Carolina Humanities Council. She also attended a week-long study of the Cherokee given by the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teachers (NCCAT) in the fall of 2006. American Indian history has been a part of her curriculum for years. She developed and taught a nine-week elective course on American Indian history and culture for middle school students in Bladen County.