Ms. Zock has 22+ years in Public Education. Her work in grades K-8 ranges from Classroom Teacher, Differentiation Specialist, Reading Specialist, Gifted and Talented Teacher, to school level Instructional Specialist. With a passion for middle school students, Ms Zock has also worked in Grades 6-8 teaching English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, and serving as a Bilingual Specialist. In her capacity as an instructional leader and curriculum specialist, Ms Zock's experience includes Higher Education serving as an Adjunct Professor of Multiculturalism in Literature, Writing in the Content Area, and Reading Instruction. Ms Zock has working in Colorado, Illinois, and Georgia. She holds teaching certificates in all three states.
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Georgia State FLL Robotics Coach and Mentor of the Year GAGC presenter at Annual Conference Leadership Academy Participant Teacher of the Year recipient, Cedar Ridge Elementary District SMART BOARD Grant Recipient Intervention Fair Presenter: RTI and Bilingual Reading Interventions MSLA certification in SLANT reading instruction IRC Presenter “Using Multiple Intelligences and Blooms Taxonomy to Promote Literacy” 2005 Disney Teacher of the Year nominee 2001 Gifted and Talented Commission of Carnegies School Pilot Project National Middle School Association Annual Conference Presenter Colorado Middle Level Educators Annual Conference Presenter Golden Key Honors Society Lifetime Member
EDS Curriculum and Instruction University of Phoenix (September 1998) MAED Diverse Learner Specialization Lincoln Memorial University (July 2012) BA Bilingual/Bicultural Education Minor: Music Education University of Northern Colorado (May 1995)
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4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Character Education, Instructional Technology, Short Stories, Writing, Poetry, Informational Text, Test Preparation, Close Reading