I've been teaching for over 33 years and have taught grades PreK-6th grade, as well as P.E., Art, Music, Intervention, Special Education and Instructional Coaching at some point in my career. I've taught in both private and public schools. I've also developed and facilitated staff development courses on Teaching Strategies, Depth of Knowledge, ADHD, Common Core State Standards, Curriculum, Data, Standards Based Goal Setting, and more. I'm currently an Instructional Specialist for all Special Education teachers in my district's elementary schools and enjoy supporting my colleagues.
I enjoy using Universal Designs for Learning, best practices, technology, music, structure, and student engagement in my daily work with teachers and students.
Who's Who of America's Educators; Nominated for Disney's American Teacher Awards; Who's Who of America's Young Professionals
BA in Elementary Education MA in Reading & Literacy Minors in English, Language Arts, Biblical Literature, & Music
I'm a Christian, mother, wife, teacher, singer, and so much more.
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, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Biology, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies, Native Americans, U.S. History, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Music, Vocal Music, Physical Education, Special Education, ESL-EFL-ELL, Career and Technical Education, Health, Other (Specialty), Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Religion, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, School Counseling, Character Education, Library Skills, Problem Solving, Cooking, Forensics, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, American Sign Language, For Administrators, Coaching, Test Preparation, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community