I have been teaching for right around a decade! If all goes well with the current retirement plan in our district, I should only have about 70 years to go!
Engagement is the name of the game! We should teach in a manner where students are looking forward to the lesson, the challenges that come with it, and even the assessments! This is all brought forth by student-focused teaching, which is what I'm all about!
Every award I have won thus far has been hypothetical or hearsay, so I don't have anything official to share. However, I am sometimes considered 'the cool teacher' by students at my school, and some colleagues roll their eyes at me. That probably counts for something.
I have degrees from Northern Kentucky University, Cincinnati Christian University, and Western Governors University. I'm quite the lifelong learner, but that's something worth embracing since there is always so much more to know!
I love my family of five, I greatly enjoy disc golfing, and I'm always down to hunt on Pokemon Go! My hobbies are many and this keeps me busy when I'm not educating so many future law-abiding citizens during the school year.