Hilary Statum
HILARY STATUM is an ESL Teacher in Middle Tennessee with over 15 years of K-8 clasroom experience. She is the author of Pencils to Pigtails, a popular blog for parents and teachers. Her first published book entitled “Solar System for Kids” was released on May 26th, 2020. Hilary is a certified multilingual teacher for PreK through 12th grade and has worked as a K-8 reading interventionist. She is also a featured presenter at regional and national educational events. In addition, Hilary has her Master’s in Instructional Leadership from David Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Her favorite professional learning topics to share with teacchers include Science of Reading, Flexible Seating, Classroom Culture, Pairing High-Interest Books with Standards-Driven Activities, Raising Observation Scores, Classroom Organization, and Learning Inspired by Play. She enjoys coordinating and teaching her school district’s weekly free class for parents in her district learning English. Her favorite days are spent with her two young girls and baby boy, husband, parents, siblings, and the rest of her very large extended family.