...Furthermore, students need to be comfortable enough to make mistakes, for that is the path to real learning. As a sufferer of Attention Deficit Disorder at a young age, I understand the importance and difficulties of sustaining focus. I have found success in short sessions of Mindfulness Meditation before my reading lessons. (read more)
...Early Childhood Education is my major, and I have been working towards becoming an elementary school teacher for many years now. I have been working with children for 4 years, and I have tutored numerous in their daily lessons. I believe this is the crucial age to teach students to love learning, and I can make that a reality. (read more)
...I am in the process of obtaining my masters in special education. I also worked as a long term substitute teacher in the behavioral unit at my local high school. During the last semester of my undergrad I interned in the College and Career Counseling office. (read more)
...For reading, I used balanced literacy instruction, meaning students were taught how to read using reading strategies as well as phonics. I taught spelling, which I believe goes hand-in-hand with reading. Students were given a set of five words (which were also our sight words/high frequency wor... (read more)
...Twenty years after college graduation, I returned to the classroom, studied business courses, and earned an MBA in 2001. Then in 2005, I was hired full time to teach dental hygiene courses at Rhodes State College. I enjoyed 14 years of employment there. (read more)