Gariann Wrenchey

Gariann Wrenchey is a Middle School English and AVID teacher at Landstuhl Elementary Middle School. She has been teaching 21 years and has worked in DoDEA eleven. Prior to LEMS, she served as the Kaiserslautern District ELA ISS, and as a language arts and social studies teacher in Bahrain and Sasebo, Japan. Mrs. Wrenchey is a life-long Pacific Northwesterner and began her teaching career in Marysville, Washington.

Mrs. Wrenchey earned her Master of Education Degree from the University of Washington and received her undergraduate degree at Eastern Washington University in Social Science Education with a minor in English.

Wrenchey believes in a student-centered classroom because she sees students as individuals. Through the use of exemplars, rubrics, and self- and peer-assessment, students are empowered to cognitively examine and defend the techniques they are using to improve their writing

Wrenchey and her husband are travel, reading, and cooking enthusiasts. They live in Rehweiler, Germany with their two cats; Dante and Beatrice.