Brittany: Hey teacher besties! I have been teaching for 5 years in a Title 1 school. I teach 4th grade English Language Arts and Alabama History. I also helped pioneer the virtual learning experience in my grade level and within my school district for our students. My passion includes creating and fostering an engaging and safe classroom culture for students of ALL backgrounds and ALL abilities. Within my general ed setting, I service students on the spectrum, ML students, Gifted students, students with unique learning disabilities, neurotypical students and students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as children with backgrounds of trauma. I believe that education is not one size fits all and every student deserves a personalized learning experience to encourage and foster their love of learning, mastery of standards, and personal/social goals and aspirations. I am passionate about creating cozy, engaging, fun, and beautiful spaces for my learners to enjoy being in. I enjoy making teachers' lives easier by promoting a spirit of collaboration and team work whether that be my amazing work family or teacher besties around the world.
To be quite honest and to put it simply, I just love teaching and believe it was a calling placed on my life (Jeremiah 29:11) and it is my hope I can be a light to my students and anyone that I come in contact with every single day. I also like to laugh. If that's your thing, welcome and I hope you stick around!
Kaelyn: Hello! I have been teaching for 6 years. Prior to having my own classroom, I was a substitute teacher while I finished my degree. I started my career in 2nd grade. I taught 2nd grade for two years, and then, an amazing opportunity was presented to me. My principal asked another teacher and myself to pilot a Personalized Learning program at our school inspired by Marzano Research. In this multi-grade level classroom, I started the year teaching both 2nd and 1st grade within the same room. The next year, I taught 2nd and 3rd grade in the same classroom. I have been teaching 2nd and 3rd grade Personalized Learning since that year. Personalized Learning has changed my teaching philosophy and my life.