...I graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a BA in English in 2003 and pursued a route that was not in education but centered around secondary students. In 2006, I chose to return to school and obtain my teaching license from Lincoln Memorial University, but instead of teachin... (read more)
...The following year I accepted a teaching position on a remote island in Alaska, located just thirty-four miles from Siberia. In this position I was responsible for the instruction of reading for students in grades eighth through twelfth. Once I moved back from St. (read more)