--- title: Teachstone Blog | CLASS & Effective Teaching Strategies | Meghan Cornwell description: Meghan Cornwell is Teachstone's Director of Content Marketing. She has worked as a marketer in the early education industry since 2015, where she has contributed to countless blog posts, reports, podcasts, and more. She graduated from Virginia Wesleyan University in 2007 with a BA in Communications and Theatre. You can find her in Richmond, Virginia and exploring parks and museums with her husband and son. 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She has worked as a marketer in the early education industry since 2015, where she has contributed to countless blog posts, reports, podcasts, and more. She graduated from Virginia Wesleyan University in 2007 with a BA in Communications and Theatre. You can find her in Richmond, Virginia and exploring parks and museums with her husband and son. Her cats prefer to stay home. 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