After four years as a 5th grade teacher I moved upstairs to become the 8th grade science teacher. This means I see the maturation of skills I introduced to many of our SkyView Hawks when they were in elementary school. This natural accountability has challenged me to enhance my science instruction with career-focused preparation, vocabulary-acquisition strategies, and experiential collaboration amongst student squads. I believe student-designed environments and student-selected demonstrations of learning foster the strongest intrinsic motivation. I like playing cards, board games, and time in the sun. My hobbies and my past careers in television news, corporate communications, website design, and telephony inspire the projects I encourage students to develop. Our classroom welcomes guests who are industry leaders and subject-matter experts. We love hearing from you, e-mail me to schedule. I have two of my own teenagers who have opened my eyes to how much love secondary students need. I look forward to partnering with you in the academic success and social and emotional growth of your scholars.
2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year Finalist
See award presentation here.
Year Started at SVA: 2017
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College/University: Adams State University, Masters of Arts in Education with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Endorsement and Utah State University, Bachelor of Science degree with focus in Journalism, Broadcast Communications
I am so honored to be a member of SkyView Academy’s Leadership Team. It means the world to me to work alongside a team that values student success and well being as much as I do. I earned both my bachelor’s and master's degrees from Northern Illinois University. After working in the Boston area in both the school setting and private practice for 10 years, the birth of our daughter brought us to the Denver area to be near family. SkyView welcomed me in 2011 as the K-12 speech and language pathologist. It has been an amazing experience to be a part of the growth and development of the Student Support Services team over the past 10 years. All students present with a unique combination of gifts and challenges. I am passionate about making learning accessible to all students and am grateful to have the opportunity to facilitate student development and confidence. Building and maintaining relationships with students, staff and families is super important to me. I will continue to work with students, schoolwide, as a speech language pathologist in addition to serving as the Student Support Services Director.
When I'm not working, I'm doing my best to keep up with my ten year old daughter. She has a big, spunky personality and rarely stops moving : ) You can usually find me at a sporting event or driving to and from practices with our dog as my co-pilot. I also enjoy cooking, baking, traveling, hiking and reading.
I am committed to this school, our students and our incredible staff. I'm so excited for a new school year!
Year Started at SVA: 2010
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College/University: Northern Illinois University
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