Personal Mission
Teaching for me is much more than imparting information. My educational career has brought a hunger for more learning and my experiences with children have and continue to influence the person I am today.
My mission is to provide a positive environment that enhances and accelerates the students’ academic performance.
I teach to make a positive difference in a student’s educational journey. We all need to have a healthy self-image and I am honored to be an integral part of a child’s development.
It has been and still is exciting to work with children and parents. It is extremely rewarding to observe students become enthusiastic as they develop a passion for learning.
As is evident I am blessed to be able to make learning for students, parents, and myself a fun, successful experience. as learning continues to be a lifetime endeavor.
Education
- Bachelor’s of Science with majors in Elementary and Special Education
- Masters in Education with a major in Special Needs
- Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study with majors in Elementary Education & Administration
Past Experience
- Teacher
- Diagnostic Pre-School
- Worked with children 3-6 years old
- Diagnosed learning styles
- Developed curricula for programming within the public school environment
- Elementary School Classes
- Used curricula designed & designated by the school system
- Created & implemented individual lessons meeting the goals of the school system
- Graduate College Class
- Taught a college course for educators, focusing on educational planning and design
- Early Learner Lead Assistant at Kumon of Hendersonville (13 years)
- Academic assessment of Pre-K to 3rd grade students
- Continuous curriculum planning for Pre-K to 3rd grade students
- Implementation with necessary adjustments
- Parent conferences
- Staff training
- Consultant
- Private & Public Schools
- Developed and provided expert professional advice to assist educators in designing student programs
- Massachusetts Department of Education
- Provided training for public school teachers:
- Supplied Techniques on how to best plan for and meet the needs of all students, K-12
- Director
- Private Residence (Group Home) For students with special needs
- Planned and provided total (24 hours) programming for each resident
- Special Needs Director in MA and ME (K-12)
- Secured funding, staff, and programs to assure quality education fro all students
- Researched and wrote grants
- Directed programs for parents, teachers, and administrators
- Tutor
- Provided private services to elementary, middle, & high school students throughout their entire educational career
Current Tutoring Experience
- LC Tutoring
- Sessions individually designed to empower students
- Use students strengths & abilities to develop skills necessary for successful performance
- Encourage students to want to learn & succeed
- Provide individually tailored lessons to meet a student’s needs in reading and/or mathematics, and/or language arts