My experience as a degreed secondary English teacher began in English-speaking international schools in South America. After moving to the States and starting a family, I became a homeschool mom. Currently, I am the secondary English teacher at RISE, Naples, a university-model homeschool support program where I design my own curriculum to my heart's content!
Inductive: I enjoy providing my students with specific examples and encouraging them to come up with the underlying concept or rule. Hands-on: if there is a way to involve manipulatives, I do it. Live-modeled: when I allow the kids to see what my writing process looks like in action, they feel less intimidated when they write on their own.
International English Honor Society (Sigma Tau Delta)
Shippensburg University, B.A. English with teacher certification, 1995
I live a full-plate life in a bustling household along with my pastor-husband, our three children, and a menagerie of pets named Hessa, Alexandra, Alisa, Peachy, Saturday, Trashcan, and Pizzabox.
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Specialty, Arts & Music, Life Skills, Literature, Writing, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry, Informational Text