Going on 12 years with Chicago Public Schools, I have taught Pre-K and 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 5th grades throughout my career. I've also worked with the Academy Group in Chicago as a Lead Designer, partnered with University of Chicago's Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP) as a Mentor Teacher, and studied as a Fellow with the Chicago Foundation for Education's Action Research Leadership Institute (ARLI).
inquiry-based | student-driven | responsive | literature-focused | depth over breadth | multi-modal | high-energy | Lesson Study model | critical thinking
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Bachelors: History / International Studies at Northwestern University (2010) Master's of Early Childhood Education at Dominican University (2012) Certificate in Bilingual Education (2015)
My teaching is informed by all the intersections that make me ME: cis woman x white x mom of 2 x partner x doula x History major x avid traveler x plant enthusiast | avid reader
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, International Baccalaureate, Classroom Management, Character Education, Library Skills, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Poetry, Mental Math, Black History Month, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Handwriting, Phonics, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community, Hispanic Heritage Month, Social Emotional Learning