20 years of experience teaching grades 2 through graduate school. My areas of specialty are in reading intervention, gifted and talented, English Language Learners, music, and school administration.
You will find my teaching style is very hands on with lots of kinesthetic activities woven into daily reading and writing practice, while everything I do is based on student data. I keep lots of spreadsheets and student records to drive my instruction.
ELL Migrant Teacher of the Year 2008-09
Currently working on National Board Teacher Certification Masters in School Administration-Grand Canyon University Masters in Elementary Education-Grand Canyon University Bachelors in Elementary Education-Northern State University Minors in Early Childhood, Music, and Psychology-Northern State University
I've worked in the Estes Park School District in Colorado for 20 years where our town is the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. I have four children and a wonderful husband.
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Science, ESL-EFL-ELL, Poetry, Phonics