
I am currently the Teacher of the Year & 3rd Grade Team Leader for an amazing school in Clay County, Florida. I am proud to say that I am a product of Clay County Schools & my own children attend some of the best schools we have in Clay! I have Elementary Certification, Age 3 - Grade 6, in both Texas and Florida, with an ESOL & K-12 Gifted Endorsements. I have over 16 years experience in a variety of 1st to 8th grade classrooms, including Gifted, EHSC, ESE Inclusion & Bilingual. I have an additional 3 years as a school Network Specialist, as well as experience as an evening Adult Education Computer Technology Instructor. I love technology! As a Navy Wife, I had to go into different schools, different school districts and even different states! From low-income to high-dollar, I've seen them all! The hardest part was some schools give you everything, and some schools have nothing. When you have your own units, you can hit the ground running. First year teachers or experienced teachers...nothing is better than having your own files to pull from and be ready to go from day one. Classroom management is NOT THAT HARD, when the students are actively engaged! Have a question? I'm just an e-mail away! FernleySmith@yahoo.com