Ms. Jillian Markow – Lead Teacher and Math, ELA, Social Studies, Latin, Independent Investigations, and Art
Jillian Bulissa Markow is an experienced educator who has been teaching gifted students for nearly two decades. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a major in neuroscience and behavioral psychology and a minor in history before earning her master’s degree in education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Since then, Jillian has worked as both an urban and suburban teacher at online schools as well as in traditional classrooms. Her passions include reading, gardening, needlework—and most importantly teaching! Ms. Markow specializes in math, English Language Arts (ELA), social studies/history/civics education (SSHCE), and visual arts instruction – including painting and drawing. She also teaches Latin to those interested students who wish to learn it too!
In addition to these disciplines – Ms. Jillian has worked in special education, working with twice-exceptional children needing interventionist help along with gifted children requiring enrichment activities that they may not get elsewhere due to their advanced abilities.