...I am a K-6 certified teacher with 8+ years of classroom experience, with specialty in lower Elementary (K-3). I am ESOL endorsed. My favorite thing about being a teacher is seeing the "light bulb" go on in one of my students and to be able to watch them grow and develop into confident life long learners. I am a K-6 qualified teacher. (read more)
...Each year I have received a highly qualified/highly effective rating. Prior to teaching, I tutored elementary and secondary education students in reading comprehension, grammar, and writing. I have been working with youth for more than 15 years through my church, tutoring, and currently through a Mentoring Program that a few coworkers and I started several years back. (read more)
...I enjoyed connecting with students with a variety of different struggles and decoding the learning challenges that previously have hindered these students from success. Utilizing a strength-based diagnostic-prescriptive approach, much like an "educational detective", has allowed me to "break the... (read more)
...I graduated summa cum laude from Louisiana State University with a dual degree in English and Philosophy. Two years later I earned my Master of Arts degree in Literature from Syracuse University. While in graduate school I tutored in the university writing center where I edited everything from dissertations and theses to resumes and cover letters. (read more)