English Teacher & Department Chair
I am an English 1 teacher, and I am the department chair here at Shepard High School. I've taught English 1, English 1 Honors, English 2, and AP Literature over the past 17 years as an educator.
I love teaching; I knew when I was little that I wanted to be a teacher. It is a privilege to foster students' reading, writing and critical thinking skills, and it is so rewarding to see their progress!
Teaching is an awesome career, but it is also a very challenging profession, so I am grateful that I have had several years as an instructional coach here at Shepard. I have been able to research best practice and learn from colleagues and students as an instructional coach. It is awesome to collaborate with teachers as we set goals for student learning, implement research-based strategies, respond to where students are at in their learning and reflect on our impact!
If you want to hear a little bit more about my English 1 class, please click this link.
Here is a Zoom link to learn more about me: https://www.loom.com/share/8ea7179c43ea424ab46158f645f985d2?sid=00dea632-3516-4e52-81aa-f2c829272ddb
Education
Undergraduate Degree: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Masters in Counseling (Type 73): Concordia University
Masters in Administration (Type 75) University of St. Francis.
Email: [email protected]
Extension: 3059
