I am currently in my eighth year of teaching in an urban school district where I have taught 1st, 2nd, and currently 3rd grade where I act as team leader. I also serve as our school's integration specialist. My role is to assist teachers in integrating technology into their classroom and to teach them how to teach, assess, and report using a data-driven and standards-based approach. Additionally, I am a member of our building RtI team.
My classroom is based on a strong sense of community and home to school connection. I teach a full writer's workshop and a modified reader's workshop that incorporates guided reading and literature circles. I have a very hands-on approach to math, using manipulatives, games, and small group differentiation. Due to the heavy emphasis on testing, science and social studies are integrated into math and language arts.
2012-Superintendent's Above and Beyond Award 2013-Teacher of the Year
Bachelors Degree-Indiana University Masters Degree-Indiana Wesleyan University
Thanks to my awesome husband for helping me out with my store!
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool, Staff
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Social Studies, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Statistics, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, Study Skills, Problem Solving, Writing, Oral Communication, Child Care, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Decimals, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Test Preparation, Phonics