I have been teaching since 1996. I have taught grades K through 5 as both a regular education and a gifted education teacher, in both public and private schools, in three different states. I now teach in an elementary pull-out gifted classroom in a public school in Tennessee.
My role as a gifted teacher is a learning facilitator. I provide my students with opportunities to research topics of interest, to use reasoning skills to tackle brainteasers, and to use creative thinking to solve problems. I then step back and allow them to report, solve, and innovate without interference.
I achieved National Board Certification in Early Childhood Literacy in 2013.
I have a BA in Elementary Education, a MEd in Gifted Education, and an EdS in Gifted Education Leadership.
I am married and have three wonderful boys, one dog, one bunny, and one guinea pig.
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Science, Environment, Social Studies, U.S. History, Middle Ages, Other (Social Studies), Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Literature, Word Problems, General Science, Problem Solving, Writing, Oral Communication, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Winter, Valentine's Day, Black History Month, Spring, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Close Reading