-Teach for America - Louisiana Delta '13 -Pre-K Spanish Teacher in Charleston, SC -Kindergarten Teacher at Redwood Elementary School -3rd Grade Teacher at Tallulah Elementary School -5th Grade Teacher at Tallulah Elementary School -5th Grade Teacher at Redwood Elementary School -5th Grade Teacher at West Tampa Elementary School
I believe that all students can learn and deserve a great education. In my classroom, I believe that teacher-student relationships have the power to eliminate most misbehavior as well as inspire and push students to their maximum potential. I try to promote students to be life-long learners with lofty goals, grand dreams, and give them the tools to do so. I believe that learning should be fun, and it is the teacher's responsibility to create fun, interactive, hands-on, exploratory lessons that invest students daily!
October Teacher of the Month 2014 Grade Level Chair 2013-2014 School Improvement Plan Teacher Representative 2013-2014 Fundraising Chairperson 2013-2014 School-Wide Leadership Team Teacher Representative 2013-2014 Beta Sponsor 2013-2014 Field Day Coordinator 2013-2014 District-awarded Exemplary Teacher 2013-2014 Positive Behavior Instructional Support Representative 2014-2015 Instructional Leadership Team Representative 2015-2016 Team Leader 2016-2017 Box Top School Coordinator 2016-2017 Teacher of the Year 2016-2017 STEM Fair Coordinator 2016-2017
College of Charleston -Bachelors of Science: Elementary Education (grades 2-6) University of Louisiana at Monroe -Masters of Education - Curriculum and Instruction -Special Ed. Mild/Moderate University of South Florida - Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational Leadership
Born and raised in New York, attended school in South Carolina, taught in the Louisiana/Mississippi Delta area and now teaching in Tampa. I enjoy running, sailing surfing, and being outdoors with friends.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, Elections - Voting, Government, Native Americans, U.S. History, European History, World History, Arts & Music, Career and Technical Education, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Business, School Counseling, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, Study Skills, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Decimals, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, For Administrators, Coaching, Test Preparation, Early Intervention, End of Year, Engineering, Phonics, Classroom Community