...I have informal, personal experience helping children learn to become passionate about school and learning. Also, I have personal experience with Adobe Photoshop and HTML that I could share with a student who is unfamiliar with either and needs a little help using them for their classes. I'm really looking forward to helping other students find their passion in school! (read more)
...I have substituted in most grades K-12. Full-time classroom teaching experience includes Grades 3, 5, and 6. Phonics was the principal approach to teaching word attack skills when I attended primary school. (read more)
...I graduated from Western Michigan University in 1979 with a Bachelors Degree in Music with a minor in Elementary Education. I graduated from Western Michigan University in 1982 with a Master's Degree/Teaching in the Community College. I was a substitute in the Kalamazoo Public School System for a number of years. (read more)