My Digital Co-Teacher

2006-Present: Special Services Teacher at Chicagoland Public HS - LRC/Resource Teacher - Co-Taught Freshman English and Senior Writing - Co-Taught: World History, US History and Sociology - ED Self-Contained: World History and English - LD Self-Contained: English World History 2002-2006: ED/BD Alternative School in Chicagoland - English (multiple courses) - ED Self-Contained Cross-Categorical

- Cooperative Learning- - Project-based - Reading strategies - 1:1 Chromebook

- Google Certifications: Level 1, Level 2, Trainer - Ten Outstanding Young Person’s of Illinois (TOYP) Award from the Illinois Junior Chamber International (JCI) Senate (2005) - Teacher4Teacher’s Lesson Plan Contest First Place Winner (January 2005) - The Menta Group’s Excellence in Education Award (2002)

- M.S. Literacy Education - Northern Illinois University - M.Ed. Educational Leadership - Lewis University - M.A., Special Education - Lewis University B.A., Secondary Education English with History minor - Concordia University

I began teaching in 2002. I started out as an English/ Language Arts teacher but went back for my special education certification. My first few years of teaching were primarily teaching English at an alternative school; my final year there was cross-curriculum in an ED self-contained setting. Since 2006, I have primarily taught co-taught (general education) in the Social Studies and English/Language Arts departments, as well a the special education settings. Some of my items have been adapted for the co-taught and/or special education setting. Before teaching, I worked with k-8 students in an before/after school and day camp setting. Additionally, I have 2 years experience as a writing tutor at Concordia University. Many of the items I am posting are graphic organizers and video guides that I have created for history and language art classes. If you like my work, and would like me to develop something specific for you, please email me. Thanks!