Valerie Bang-Jensen is Professor of Education at Saint Michael’s College, where she has earned the college’s Rathgeb Teaching Award. She received her A.B. at Smith College and MA, M.Ed., and Ed.D. degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University. Valerie has taught in K-6 classrooms and library programs in public and independent schools in the US and Paris. She serves as a consultant for museums, libraries, schools and gardens for children. Valerie co-founded the Teaching Gardens of Saint Michael’s College, including one called Books in Bloom.
