Torline's Teaching Treasures

I did my student teaching in kindergarten and taught for 5 years in an all-day, nationally accredited, parochial school kindergarten program. I spent two years teaching 1st grade in a public school. I was an elementary/mid-school librarian in a nationally accredited, parochial school for 14 years. I was responsible for a curriculum with formal instruction of library, research, and literacy skills for students in pre-school through 8th grade. I taught 4th grade in a nationally accredited parochial school for one year. I taught 2nd grade for a year and then 4th grade for four years in an independent, public charter school. I am currently a teacher at a public school where I have spent the last four years teaching 2nd grade.

I believe in child-centered instruction in a safe, caring classroom environment. This can be achieved through a combination of whole group, guided, and individual instructional strategies which give students the confidence and tools they need to be successful. By differentiating my instruction, I can tailor my lessons to better meet the needs of each individual learner.

-Nominated for Teacher of the Year, Fairland Public School 3/2021 -Nominated for Teacher of the Year, Fairland Public School 3/2020 -Named Grade Level Chairperson, Horizon Academy West 2018 -Named SAT Team Leader, Horizon Academy West 2015 -Selected to have my yearbook be a National Sample 1/2012 -Named Honorable Mention Advisor by Balfour 5/2011 -Named ACT Teacher of the Year, St. Mary’s School 3/2007 -Named Teacher of the Year, St. Mary’s School 3/2000 -Who's Who Among College Students 5/1992

Cimarron High School - diploma, 1988 St. Mary of the Plains College - BS in Elementary Education, 1992 The University of New Mexico - MA Library Science Endorsement, 2001

I developed and directed a summer school program for students who were academically at-risk in a nationally accredited, parochial elementary school. I created the curriculum with lesson plans and taught each level, kindergarten through 4th grade for 6 summers. I developed and taught an ELA and Math summer school program for at-risk 4th grade students at a public charter school. I created the curriculum with lesson plans. I taught 3 consecutive summers. I developed and taught an ELA summer school program for 1st and 2nd graders who were below grade level at a rural, public school for one summer.