Sprout Classrooms

Fifth Grade, Northern CA (current) - Tech Start-Up, Onboarding/Customer Support, San Francisco, CA - 3-5th Grade, San Francisco, CA - Fifth Grade, Los Altos, CA - Third Grade, Castro Valley, CA - 6-8th Grade Science and Drama, San Francisco, CA - Fifth Grade, Howell, MI - Third Grade, Plymouth, MI

Classroom Design, Multiple Intelligences, Bloom's Taxonomy/Depth of Knowledge, Reader's and Writer's Workshop, Inquiry-based Lessons, Portfolio-based Assessment, Student-led Conferences and Data Binders, Pacing Guides and Curriculum Mapping, Core Subject Integration, Reggio Emilia, Push-in Special Education/Resource Program, Co-teaching with 4th Grade

Professional Development - Monterey Bay Aquarium Teaching Workshops - Elkhorn Slough Reserve Certified Teacher - Good Teaching Conference - Asilomar Math Conference - California Writing Project - Learn from the Disney Masters: Design Thinking for Educators Workshop - Design Thinking for Educators, Stanford University - The Wonder of Learning (Reggio Emilia Conference & Exhibit) - Big Ideas Fest - Honeywell Space Camp for Educators - TRIBES Training - Kids in the Garden: Using Gardening in the Schools - Cultural Inclusion Accelerates Achievement - Restructuring for Effective Education: Differentiated Instruction - Six Traits Writing Workshop

University of Michigan BA, Education 2000 – 2005 - Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education K-8 Self Contained Classroom 6-8th grade Science and Language Arts Endorsement - Science Major, Language Arts Minor - School of Education Perspective Student Panel University of San Diego 2007 -CLAD Certification

5th grade Educational Imagineer with a passion for new, creative ideas. I teach a general ed class while co-teaching with our special education teacher, so we have an amazing inclusion/push-in model happening. Read more about what's happening in our room at www.SproutClassrooms.com!