While in college, I interned in a 2nd grade classroom for a semester and then a 3/4 combo classroom for a semester. I student taught in a 7th grade science class for a full year. My first year teaching was in Tucson. I taught 6th, 7th and 8th grade science in a k-8 school and loved it! After my first year, I moved back to Phoenix and found a math-science combo in a 7th grade classroom. I was asked to get certified to teach math, which I did and found an instant love for being a math teacher! My following 5 years were spent in a 6th grade classroom and I found a passion to not only teach math but teach kids to love math. In total, I have spent 7 years teaching in addition to 2 years of student teaching experience.