About Me

Education

B.A. Friends University, 1992


Experience

Wichita Collegiate Middle School  Sixth Grade Global Studies   2014- Present

 Wichita Collegiate Lower School  Fourth Grade 2006-2014

College Hill Elementary Fourth Grade 1993-2006

Isley Enrichment Magnet Elementary 1992-1993


Special Training

USD 259 STEPS Technology Training

November Technology Learning Conference

Kagan Cooperative Learning Strategies

McRAT Writing Program

Everyday Mathematics Program

Project Base Learning


Philosophy

To borrow from Forrest Gump, teaching is like a box of chocolates! Every year I'm excited to discover the different strengths and personalities of my students. I want every student to leave my classroom more confident in their academic and social  abilities as well as knowing that they are an important part of the world!

Personal Information

I moved from Connecticut after marrying my husband, Jim, in 1990. I began my college experience at Texas Christian University studying Deaf  Education. After getting married, I finished my Elementary Education degree at Friends University. Jim and I have three children, Jake, Madeline and Hope.


A Favorite Quote

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of education." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.