What is your “WHY” for teaching? I have a passion for helping kids find success, whether it is academically or personally.Area of Expertise: My main focuses are secondary education, “school-within-a-school structures”, and professional...
What is your “WHY” for teaching? My “WHY” comes from a student who had a rough time at home and always felt like a failure. A simple lesson about character traits revealed the negative self talk she often experienced. I chose to support her, nurture her, cheer for...
What is your “WHY” for teaching? As a student I struggled to learn; the relevance of the content never seemed to “apply” to me, I couldn’t see the “why.” By pursuing my dream of being a teacher I knew I could lead students to a “why” by making lessons and units that...
What is your “WHY” for teaching? Often students think that they are trapped inside a box, that they can only do this and not do that. I teach in order to show students that they don’t have to live inside that box. Also, from a Social Studies perspective, I...
What is your “WHY” for teaching? I spent a summer in South Africa in college where I served in an elementary school. After this trip, I felt called to teaching. I want to provide a safe, fun, engaging, challenging, and loving learning environment to all of my...
What is your “WHY” for teaching? I have felt called to work with kids my whole life and couldn’t find a better fit to do that than in teaching. I love that moment when everything clicks for a student!Area of Expertise: Elementary is where I have spent all my...
