Welcome!

Welcome to the home of all my explorations, discoveries, successes and even failures in the wonderful world of teaching. First, a little background on me. I have always loved learning and dreamed of finding a job that allowed me to be a perpetual student. In college, at the College of Wooster, I chose a major that I simply loved to study, not one that would necessarily lead to a career. I have always been a self-proclaimed history nerd and I got to indulge in this love of history all throughout my college career. After graduating I ended up working for universities to take advantage of the rich academic feel of the workplace and evening classes at my fingertips. It wasn't until I was working at Penn that I realized that I could have my childhood dream of being a perpetual student through a profession in teaching. I took the risk and quit my job to go back to school full-time at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania where I obtained my Master's of Science in Elementary Education as well as Pennsylvania certification in Elementary, Middle School Language Arts and Social Studies. I grew up with a teacher for a mother, so I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to grow up in a home that fostered curiosity and discovery. This is why it is one my main tenets as a teacher to foster this curiosity in the classroom. Once ignited with a spark of curiosity a student's mind can take them anywhere. I also LOVE to read. As you can see in the picture below I read anything and everything that interests me.

This blog serves as a window into my successes and failures in the classroom. Feel free to look around at the different projects and activities I have tried in my classrooms! Check out my resume here!