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I am an English teacher in a dual language immersion program. I love working with students and I especially love working with multilingual learners. I am in my 14th year of teaching and I was always the "cluster" teacher for multilingual learners.

I believe learning should be fun, engaging, and geared towards the student's strengths and interests. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to teaching, so I try to incorporate all learning styles into my classroom. My philosophy is that education is a partnership between the teacher, the student, and the parents. With a professional background in the dual language immersion program and love for teaching students who are multilingual learners, I know that I get to work with some of the most amazing students, and it is an honor to be part of their journey.

Management/Leadership- *Kindergarten team lead *3rd grade team lead *1st grade team lead *Mentor teacher *Chairperson of Positive Climate Committee *Leader of Student Council students *Parent Teacher Organization Secretary/Program Organizer/Activity Director Professional development- *Comprehensive Virtual IMSE Orton-Gillingham Trained March 2022 *Comprehensive Online Refresher June 2022 *IMSE Phonological Awareness Course November 2022 *LETRS trained *Addalingua completed level 1 and 2 Awards / Acknowledgements- *Teacher Forum 2024-present *Teacher of the Year 2024-2025 *Teacher Forum 2016-2018 *Teacher of the Year 2016-2017 *Teacher of the Year Nominee (2015) (2016) *Distinguish Reading Teacher (2014-2015) *Teacher of the Month (November 2014)

I have a Master's degree in education with the focus of divergent learning and a bachelor's degree in early childhood education.

I am the wife, daughter, sister and aunt (B.A.E.) of a great family. I'm really blessed to have them! One of the best parts of my life is being a teacher. I love my students and do everything in my power to help them have a positive experience at school. When I'm not teaching, I love to get out of town and see the world.