Venise Grossmann

English Teacher
1600 Old Crown Point Road
Westville, NJ 08093
(856)-848-6110 Ext. 2101
vgrossmann@comcast.net

West Deptford High School

Current Lesson Plans


Published Articles:

African Sun Times Column "African Focus: An American's Perspective" 07-08:

Mandela
African Beer--African Beer cont.
Zanzibar

For one teacher, troubled student revisits the mind
Published in the Gloucester County Times, Sunday, April 22, 2007

Teacher Magazine:

Best Practices: September/October 06

Call of the Wild: November/December 06

• Educational columnist for The Courier Post
(Thursdays, Section B)
http://www.courierpostonline.com
• Summer internship at The Courier Post newspaper 2003

Courier Post Columns:

Columns September 18, 2003-present

Articles Published in The Inquirer, The Courier Post and The Gloucester County Times:

Article published in the Gloucester County Times about 1998 African embassy bombings:
Bombings Did Not Erase Positive Africa Memories

Article published in The Philadelphia Inquirer about teens and tattooing:
"Wishing a tattoo fad would fade"

Article published in The Philadelphia Inquirer about West Deptford Students:
"Volunteerism at an Early Age"

Article published in the Gloucester County Times about meeting Nelson Mandela:
"Lessons from Mandela outlast brief encounter"

Article published in The Inquirer, The Courier Post, and the Gloucester County Times:
"Too Young to Fry: Teens risk harm by overdoing it at tanning salons"

Article published in the Gloucester County Times:
"Another bomb scare shatters innocence"

Article published in The Inquirer and the Gloucester County Times:
"Are you tired of bullies?"

Article published in The Inquirer and the Gloucester County Times:
"Before that prom, talk with your children"

Article published in The Inquirer and The Courier Post:
"Recite the Pledge of Allegiance, like you mean it"

Article published in The Inquirer:
"Remembering students for little things they do"

Article published in The Inquirer and The Gloucester County Times about technology:
"Computers in the Schools Pay Off"

Article published in The Inquirer, The Courier Post, and the Gloucester County Times about bullying as it relates to the Oaklyn boys' attempted murders:
"Tackle bullying at schools"

Articles published about my work:

Article published in the Gloucester County Times about my volunteer work in Africa:
"Teacher Given First-Hand Lesson"

Article published in The Courier Post about the RiverWinds documentary narrative I wrote:
"West Deptford Students Document RiverWinds"

Article published in The Courier Post about my being named Teacher of the Year:
"Teacher Has No Time for Bullies"

Article published in The Courier Post about my work with bullies:
"Area workshops address the pain of bullying victims"