9 years of teaching experience in Spanish and ELL/ESL. I've taught in Italy, Jamaica, Guatemala, and both in the private and public sector within the US
Engaging, loud, humorous, and lively
- Teacher of the Month, Bellevue East, October 2012 - Outstanding Young Educator of the Year 2008 -Florence Turner Karlin Scholarship 2008 -Outstanding Graduating Senior, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 2005 -Charles & Emma Novotny Scholarship, 2004-05 -J. Roerden Marshall Memorial Scholarship, 2004-05 -Selected for Gilman Scholarship, Fall 2003 -Hazel V. Emley Scholarship Recipient, Spring, 2003 -UNL Study Abroad Photo Contest Winner, 2002-03
Masters in Curriculum & Instruction Additional Certification: ESL- English as a Second Language 4.0 GPA Bachelor of Science in Education (Spanish Endorsement) GPA: 3.8 on 4.0 scale (Graduated with honors and as Outstanding Senior of the Year)
I love trying to foods, cooking, traveling, meeting new people, creating new lesson ideas to keep my classroom fresh, writing poetry and laying in hammocks.
2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
English Language Arts, Reading, Specialty, World Languages, Spanish, Other (World Language), ESL-EFL-ELL, Portuguese, Writing, Oral Communication, Poetry