EdCircuit Staff

Courtney Ostaff is a co-host of the Modern Classical Education at Home podcast, where she shares curmudgeonly opinions about curricula, tips for getting homeschooling done, and in-depth reviews of books on education and professional online K-12 teacher and homeschooling parent. Since 1999, she’s taught in private and public community colleges, high schools, middle schools, daycares, and homes, both online and face to face.

She has a master’s in public administration, a master’s in secondary education, and teaching certifications in mathematics, science, and social studies grades 5 to 12, as well as a special education certification in teaching the visually impaired, birth through adulthood.

Currently, she is homeschooling her own children and teaching online at the secondary level, ages 8 to 18.

Her interest lies in applying the latest research in cognitive science to best practices in online education and the intersection of application with classical education.