This is my 21st year in education. I originally went to school for elementary education. My first year out of school, I was lucky enough to get a job teaching junior high mathematics. I spent 16 years teaching a variation of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math along with RtI. I completed my masters in 2008 and my doctorate in 2020. I have spent hours reading and studying mathematics and how students learn mathematics for fun and for my dissertation research. It has become a passion of mine and I LOVE it! This is my 5th year as a K-8 math instructional coach.