--- title: Teachstone Blog | CLASS & Effective Teaching Strategies | Meghan Cornwell (2) 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. Her cats prefer to stay home. 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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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These dimensions fall under the Instructional Support domain in the Pre-K CLASS measure. They have some ... [![](https://info.teachstone.com/hubfs/Teacher-Appreciation.jpg)](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/what-teachers-have-inspired-you?hsLang=en-us) ## [What Teachers Have Inspired You?](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/what-teachers-have-inspired-you?hsLang=en-us) By [Meghan Cornwell](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/author/meghan-cornwell) It's no surprise that we at Teachstone have been impacted and inspired by many teachers. So, today we wanted to share a little more about who these ... 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