I have taught 5th Grade Advanced Academics, 5th Grade ESOL, Special Education, and General Education, 3rd Grade, 6th Grade Special Education Science, 6th Grade ELL Science, 7th Grade ELL Science, Preschool
My teaching style is loud, hands-on, interactive, and based on building personal relationships. I strongly believe in playing to learn and that students should laugh and have fun while learning the material. My classroom is effective but not traditional.
Recipient of the Susan Khal Magnan Scholarship for promising future teacher
Attended Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame Indiana. Recieved a BA in Elementary Education with minors in Spanish and Italian. Certified in middle school science. MA in Spanish from Virginia Tech University. Educational Doctorate ABD from Seattle University.
I am a hands-on, loud, perpetually moving teacher. I love teaching and in a test-driven, data-crazy world want to keep learning at the heart of what I do and keep making school a fun place to grown and learn!
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, Elections - Voting, Government, Native Americans, U.S. History, World History, World Languages, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Music, Vocal Music, Other (Performing Arts), Physical Education, Computer Science, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, ELA Test Prep, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Portuguese, Religion, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Business, Statistics, School Counseling, Economics , Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Cooking, Short Stories, Writing, Asian Studies, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Decimals, Black History Month, Place Value, Informational Text, Close Reading, Women's History Month, African History, Classroom Community, Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino and Hispanic Studies