I have been teaching for eleven years. Ten out of those eleven years have been in 5th grade. I am a big fan of history, and have been a peer facilitator at Colonial Williamsburg, a participant in the George Washington Teacher's Institute, a participant in the Gilder Lehrman Summer Institute, and a participant in the National Endowment for the Humanities summer program. I also have my International Baccalaureate Award from California State University San Marcos.