I have taught for a year in the special education pre-k classroom, and I have also taught remedial English in the mainstream classroom to grades 7-8, creative writing enrichment courses, and English for grades 7, 8, and 9 in the alternative learning environment. I am now teaching 8th grade co-taught and regular English and yearbook. During my internship, I taught pre-AP 9th graders, honors 10th grade, and senior English.
I am rigorous and tend to choose performance-based assessments. I use thematic units and utilize "I do; We do; You do" methods to have students become self-directed learners in increasing increments.
I graduated Cum Laude. I have been awarded multiple grants to enhance my curriculum. Google Certified and Apple Certified with Swift Playgrounds recognition.
I graduated from Henderson State University with a bachelors in English Language Arts and a license to teach secondary education 7-12. During my higher ed experience, I focused on multicultural literature and creative writing.
I take great pride in making my lessons unique for my students. When I'm not completely head-first in planning or project-ing for my classroom, I'm a loving mother and avid reader and writer and gamer and constantly chasing the next and.
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, Social Studies, Ancient History, World History, Arts & Music, Graphic Arts, Career and Technical Education, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Poetry, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text, For Administrators, Close Reading