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ABOUT ME
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Experience
Qualifications
Fun Fact(s)
Background
ABOUT ME
Current Classes
CREDIT CLASSES
ENRICHMENT CLASSES
Teaching
Experience
I have been in education for more than 20 years. I have taught all grade levels from Pre-School through the college level. I have taught in public, private, homeschool co-ops, at the local community college, and as a homeschooling mother. I have been an instructor at Extraordinary Education since 2019. I have taught English and Writing through the college level, all levels of Spanish, College Prep, Journalism, Test Prep, Logic, Public Speaking, Speech, Drama, Debate, Theater and more.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
Sam Houston State University
Journalism with a minor in Spanish
CRLA Certification (College Reading and Learning)
I have completed my teacher certification hours and I am currently working on my Master's degree in Education.
Fun Fact(s)
As a young girl, my parents gave me a large chalkboard for Christmas one year. I began teaching my dolls at age 7 and then the neighborhood children at age 9. I guess you could say that I knew from an early age that I wanted to teach. I come from a family of educators. My mother and both sisters are in education. We have a combined 100 years of teaching experience. That is a lot of graded papers!
Background
I teach because it is my passion and I believe that God has given me certain talents for this purpose. Even after years in the classroom, I am still excited to show students new horizons. I am a high-energy teacher who loves to develop an excitement for learning among my students. I present lessons to reach all learning styles and I utilize technology to aid in this process. I believe in using movement, hands-on activities and kinesthetic manipulatives to create a desire to succeed within each student. I develop my lessons based on the average attention span of the student's age group I'm teaching. Students do not do well if they must sit and listen to someone speak for an hour. I believe in presenting my lessons in chunks with hands-on activities woven through the lesson to capture and keep my student's attention. In fact, I love spending my downtime in coming up with fun activities to augment my instruction. It is my hope that my students take what they have learned from me and pass it on to others.