I am currently embarking on a homeschooling adventure! Before staying home with my kids, I taught a mixed age class K-2 in Cleveland, OH. Before that, I taught English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at a boarding school for the poor and orphaned in Guatemala. I have had experience teaching and tutoring students of all ages.
I am trained in the constructivist approach as well as Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). I have used Daily 5 and Café!
I graduated Kent State University Summa Cum Laude.
My second grade teacher is the one who inspired me to be a teacher. Her love for learning was contagious! My K-8 years were at a suburban public school. I completed ninth grade at a private school and ultimately finished my high school diploma as a home school student through Indiana University's high school distance learning program. I have a variety of experiences as both a student and teacher in many settings.
I joined TpT as a source of income while I taught poor and orphaned children in Guatemala!
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschool
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Specialty, Math, Fractions, Science, Biology, Social Studies, Special Education, ESL-EFL-ELL, For All Subjects, Literature, School Counseling, Character Education, Study Skills, General Science, Library Skills, Reading Strategies, Poetry, For All Subjects, Informational Text