I am currently a TK-5th special education teacher with emphasis in behavior. I have been teaching for 16 years.
I believe in hands-on learning with emphasis in the Project Approach and Studies from Creative Curriculum. I strongly believe in child-directed play and have a play based learning environment for my students.
I have been a Mentor teacher. Autism Appreciation Award. Previous teacher of the month.
Endorsed in Iowa to teach: Early Childhood birth to 3rd grade special & general education; K-5 Elementary Education, K-6 Special Education; K-8 Reading Endorsement Masters in Early Childhood Education from University of Northern Iowa. Bachelors of Science from Morningside College.
I have been married for 16 years and have 3 daughters.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Geometry, Numbers, Order of Operations, Social Studies, World Languages, Other (World Language), Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Special Education, Drama, Health, Other (Specialty), Geography, Life Skills, For All Subjects, Classroom Management, Business, Character Education, Cooking, Writing, Oral Communication, Child Care, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Autumn, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, Dance, Valentine's Day, Spring, For All Subjects, Handwriting, For Administrators, Early Intervention, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning